Chapter 3 of The Colonists is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Colonists is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden. The Governor nodded. "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden." Jorden's face hardened. "Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."
Chapter 3 of The Colonists is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading “"Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."”
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “"A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “The Governor nodded.”
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading “Jorden's face hardened.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The Governor nodded.”
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading “"Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “"A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading "Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jorden's face hardened.
a social unit living together
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
the head of a state government
From this reading The Governor nodded.
death of a person
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading Jorden's face hardened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jorden's face hardened.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The Governor nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading "Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Governor nodded.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
plural of “threat” — something that is a source of danger
From this reading "Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Threats of that kind aren't appropriate to your position, Governor."
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That would be my error then, wouldn't it?" said Jorden.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "A grave one as far as it concerns the welfare of yourself and your family, Jorden."
Chapter 3 of The Colonists by Raymond F. Jones holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of The Colonists, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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