Chapter 3 of Revolt in the Ice Empire is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Revolt in the Ice Empire is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"John Taine," I said. She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast. Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us. "The big one lies," she stated. "Which one of you is leader here?"
Chapter 3 of Revolt in the Ice Empire is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.”
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading “Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us.”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “"Which one of you is leader here?"”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “"The big one lies," she stated.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.”
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading “She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “"The big one lies," she stated.”
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading “She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
anew
From this reading Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "The big one lies," she stated.
favorite
From this reading Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
make calm or still
From this reading Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us.
an anxiety disorder characterized by chronic free-floating anxiety and such symptoms as tension or sweating or trembling or lightheadedness or irritability etc that has lasted for more than six months
From this reading Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Which one of you is leader here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "John Taine," I said.
without warmth
From this reading Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Which one of you is leader here?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "John Taine," I said.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading "Which one of you is leader here?"
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "The big one lies," she stated.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Which one of you is leader here?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The big one lies," she stated.
above and across; more than
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
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From this reading Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "John Taine," I said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
-ing form of “shimmer” — shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading "The big one lies," she stated.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "John Taine," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The big one lies," she stated.
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again her calm, blue-eyed gad impersonally roved us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which one of you is leader here?"
a Caucasian
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat up suddenly, with her shimmering hair tumbling in a white mass over her breast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Which one of you is leader here?"
Chapter 3 of Revolt in the Ice Empire by Ray Cummings holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 436 sentences of Revolt in the Ice Empire, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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