Chapter 3 of The Colors of Space is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Colors of Space is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have a message for Raynor Three." The cold gray stare never altered. "On what business?" On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is." There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
Chapter 3 of The Colors of Space is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “The cold gray stare never altered.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."”
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading “On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."”
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.”
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading “On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."”
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
From this reading “There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The cold gray stare never altered.”
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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 "I have a message for Raynor Three."
changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading The cold gray stare never altered.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "On what business?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The cold gray stare never altered.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
divisible by two
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have a message for Raynor Three."
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The cold gray stare never altered.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a message for Raynor Three."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a message for Raynor Three."
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From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "I have a message for Raynor Three."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The cold gray stare never altered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On what business?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a message for Raynor Three."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
make (images or sounds) soft or softer
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The cold gray stare never altered.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
express in words
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cold gray stare never altered.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I have a message for Raynor Three."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a glint in the grim eyes now, though the even, stern voice did not soften.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "On what business?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On a sudden inspiration, Bart said, "I'll tell you that if you can tell me what the Eighth Color is."
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