Chapter 3 of Second Variety is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Second Variety is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Klaus tied up the photographs again. * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?" Hendricks said. "Yes." "How about _our_ lines?"
Chapter 3 of Second Variety is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 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.
anew
From this reading “Klaus tied up the photographs again.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “* * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"”
the act of departing
From this reading “* * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “* * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “"How about _our_ lines?"”
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading “Klaus tied up the photographs again.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “Klaus tied up the photographs again.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How about _our_ lines?"
anew
From this reading Klaus tied up the photographs again.
(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 * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"
the act of departing
From this reading * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hendricks said.
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From this reading "How about _our_ lines?"
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From this reading * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Klaus tied up the photographs again.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "How about _our_ lines?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "How about _our_ lines?"
plural of “photograph” — a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
From this reading Klaus tied up the photographs again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hendricks said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Klaus tied up the photographs again.
bound or secured closely
From this reading Klaus tied up the photographs again.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Klaus tied up the photographs again.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * "And it's going on all along your line?"
Chapter 3 of Second Variety by Philip K. Dick holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Second Variety, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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