Chapter 3 of Juggernaut of Space is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Juggernaut of Space is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented. He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous. "All right. Figure that's done. Then what?"
Chapter 3 of Juggernaut of Space is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.”
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “"So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Figure that's done.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.”
treat with contempt
From this reading “He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.”
win a victory over
From this reading “"So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Figure that's done.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Figure that's done.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
and nothing more
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
treat with contempt
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
win a victory over
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
shake, as from cold
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Figure that's done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then what?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So we just get in and overcome the Great Mind himself," Shorty commented.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then what?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He gave a mock shudder with an attempt to be humorous.
Chapter 3 of Juggernaut of Space by Ray Cummings holds 512 sentences, grouped into 103 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 3 holds 512 sentences of Juggernaut of Space, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
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Work through the 103 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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