Chapter 3 of Revolt of the Outworlds is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Revolt of the Outworlds is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later. "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof." "We're all grownups here, Alan," Keifer said easily. There was no mistaking his tone. He would _assume_ Alan was a grownup.
Chapter 3 of Revolt of the Outworlds is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “accusation” — a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading “"Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading “"Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.”
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading “"Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."”
a fully developed person from maturity onward
From this reading “He would _assume_ Alan was a grownup.”
plural of “grownup” — a fully developed person from maturity onward
From this reading “"We're all grownups here, Alan," Keifer said easily.”
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading “There was no mistaking his tone.”
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “"Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."”
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run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “"Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."”
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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 "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
plural of “accusation” — a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We're all grownups here, Alan," Keifer said easily.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading He would _assume_ Alan was a grownup.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928)
From this reading "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "We're all grownups here, Alan," Keifer said easily.
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
a fully developed person from maturity onward
From this reading He would _assume_ Alan was a grownup.
plural of “grownup” — a fully developed person from maturity onward
From this reading "We're all grownups here, Alan," Keifer said easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We're all grownups here, Alan," Keifer said easily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no mistaking his tone.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
and nothing more
From this reading "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
putting the wrong interpretation on
From this reading There was no mistaking his tone.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no mistaking his tone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, just a minute, Alan," Bennett Keifer said later.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no mistaking his tone.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was no mistaking his tone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no mistaking his tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're all grownups here, Alan," Keifer said easily.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would _assume_ Alan was a grownup.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Before you go off half-cocked like that--" "Eugene made some accusations, then died," Alan insisted, "before he could show me the proof."
Chapter 3 of Revolt of the Outworlds by Stephen Marlowe holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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