Chapter 3 of Never Come Midnight is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Never Come Midnight is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The young-looking face was flushed. "Why should it? Does Earth care what happens to me? During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines. That's the only time Earth remembered me."
Chapter 3 of Never Come Midnight is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Does Earth care what happens to me?”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “The young-looking face was flushed.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Does Earth care what happens to me?”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.”
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading “During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “That's the only time Earth remembered me."”
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for the reason that
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Does Earth care what happens to me?
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does Earth care what happens to me?
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Does Earth care what happens to me?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The young-looking face was flushed.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The young-looking face was flushed.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Does Earth care what happens to me?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why should it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Does Earth care what happens to me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
and nothing more
From this reading That's the only time Earth remembered me."
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading That's the only time Earth remembered me."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why should it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's the only time Earth remembered me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young-looking face was flushed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the plague, they cursed my name because I invented the star-engines.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That's the only time Earth remembered me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Does Earth care what happens to me?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young-looking face was flushed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Does Earth care what happens to me?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why should it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young-looking face was flushed.
Chapter 3 of Never Come Midnight by H. L. (Horace Leonard) Gold holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Never Come Midnight, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Never Come Midnight by H. L. (Horace Leonard) Gold exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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