Chapter 3 of Pillar of Fire is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Pillar of Fire is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry. "No. A casual acquaintance. Awful accident." "Awful." They balanced each other.
Chapter 3 of Pillar of Fire is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “Awful accident."”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “"No. A casual acquaintance.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “Awful accident."”
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading “They balanced each other.”
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading “"No. A casual acquaintance.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “"Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.”
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.
In this reading “"No. A casual acquaintance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "No. A casual acquaintance.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading Awful accident."
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "No. A casual acquaintance.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Awful accident."
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading They balanced each other.
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading "No. A casual acquaintance.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They balanced each other.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. A casual acquaintance.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They balanced each other.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They balanced each other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you have any friends inside?" asked Lantry.
Chapter 3 of Pillar of Fire by Ray Bradbury holds 507 sentences, grouped into 102 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 507 sentences of Pillar of Fire, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Pillar of Fire by Ray Bradbury exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 507 sentences, grouped into 102 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.
Work through the 102 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 102 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.
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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