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Outside Saturn

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Outside Saturn is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 3 of Outside Saturn by Robert E. Gilbert holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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.

What does chapter 3 of Outside Saturn contain?

Chapter 3 holds 266 sentences of Outside Saturn, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of Outside Saturn by Robert E. Gilbert exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 266 sentences, grouped into 54 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.

How do I study chapter 3 of Outside Saturn?

Work through the 54 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 54 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 3 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Vocabulary met early in Outside Saturn

Words and structures a reader meets early in Outside Saturn, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

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Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.
Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?
I'd hate to plop in all that methane."
"No," said Vicenzo.
"Old man, where's the control room?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Outside Saturn

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Outside Saturn is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.
Line 2
Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?
Line 3
I'd hate to plop in all that methane."
Line 4
"No," said Vicenzo.
Line 5
"Old man, where's the control room?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.”

All words in this reading · 37

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

all

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'd hate to plop in all that methane."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

Aziz

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

chance

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

control

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Old man, where's the control room?

fallin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

hate

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'd hate to plop in all that methane."

Henry

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'd hate to plop in all that methane."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I'd hate to plop in all that methane."

kicked

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Old man, where's the control room?

methane

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'd hate to plop in all that methane."

Morna

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

next

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No," said Vicenzo.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

Old

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Old man, where's the control room?

plop

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I'd hate to plop in all that methane."

really

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

room

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Old man, where's the control room?

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

spacesuits

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

struggled

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I'd hate to plop in all that methane."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

there's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

think

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

tied

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?

Vicenzo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

where's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Old man, where's the control room?

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Morna struggled and kicked the spacesuits while Vicenzo tied her next to Henry.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Aziz said, "You think there's really a chance of us fallin'?