Chapter 3 of Millennium is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Millennium is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?" He opened the case and laid it on the thwart. One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft. "Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?" Meinora grinned.
Chapter 3 of Millennium is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading “One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.”
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading “"Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?"”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “"Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"”
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Meinora grinned.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “"Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?"”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.”
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
From this reading “He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.”
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at or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
an occurrence of something
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun
From this reading "Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Meinora grinned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
set down according to a plan
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meinora grinned.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading "Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?"
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
a special situation
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
Chapter 3 of Millennium by Everett B. Cole holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of Millennium, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Millennium by Everett B. Cole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 446 sentences, grouped into 90 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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