Chapter 3 of Planet of Dread is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Planet of Dread is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Moran shrugged. "Which leaves just one answer. You maroon me and go on your way." * * * * * Burleigh said painfully; "There's this bessendium.
Chapter 3 of Planet of Dread is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading “"Which leaves just one answer.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “"Which leaves just one answer.”
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
From this reading “You maroon me and go on your way."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Which leaves just one answer.”
unpleasantly
From this reading “* * * * * Burleigh said painfully;”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “* * * * * Burleigh said painfully;”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Moran shrugged.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You maroon me and go on your way."”
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.
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “You maroon me and go on your way."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You maroon me and go on your way."
react verbally
From this reading "Which leaves just one answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's this bessendium.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * Burleigh said painfully;
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You maroon me and go on your way."
and nothing more
From this reading "Which leaves just one answer.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "Which leaves just one answer.
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
From this reading You maroon me and go on your way."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You maroon me and go on your way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moran shrugged.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You maroon me and go on your way."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Which leaves just one answer.
unpleasantly
From this reading * * * * * Burleigh said painfully;
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading * * * * * Burleigh said painfully;
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Moran shrugged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's this bessendium.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There's this bessendium.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You maroon me and go on your way."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which leaves just one answer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You maroon me and go on your way."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You maroon me and go on your way."
Chapter 3 of Planet of Dread by Murray Leinster holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of Planet of Dread, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Planet of Dread by Murray Leinster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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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