Chapter 3 of Sinister Paradise is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Sinister Paradise is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The old priest's face grew a little more sad. "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing. She was thrown forward and she hit her head. She does not remember anything that happened before that." Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.
Chapter 3 of Sinister Paradise is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing inconvenience
From this reading “"When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “She was thrown forward and she hit her head.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “"When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “"When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.”
possessive form of “parker” — United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading “Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.”
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “The old priest's face grew a little more sad.”
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 “The old priest's face grew a little more sad.”
In this reading “"When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.”
In this reading “She does not remember anything that happened before that."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was thrown forward and she hit her head.
any thing at all
From this reading She does not remember anything that happened before that."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.
causing inconvenience
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She does not remember anything that happened before that."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She does not remember anything that happened before that."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She was thrown forward and she hit her head.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading She does not remember anything that happened before that."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She was thrown forward and she hit her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was thrown forward and she hit her head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
cause to move by striking
From this reading She was thrown forward and she hit her head.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
immediately past
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She does not remember anything that happened before that."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
possessive form of “parker” — United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.
possessive form of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
To recall to mind.
From this reading She does not remember anything that happened before that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rozeno's finger bit deeply into Parker's arm.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She does not remember anything that happened before that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old priest's face grew a little more sad.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading She was thrown forward and she hit her head.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was thrown forward and she hit her head.
at the time that
From this reading "When she landed here, the last time, she made an awkward landing.
Chapter 3 of Sinister Paradise by Robert Moore Williams holds 531 sentences, grouped into 107 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 531 sentences of Sinister Paradise, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
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