Chapter 3 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head. "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted. "Sim! Be careful!" The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
Chapter 3 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.”
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading “The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!”
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading “The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!”
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading “The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!”
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!”
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading “She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.”
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
From this reading “The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!”
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In this reading “The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!”
In this reading “"It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.”
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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 She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be careful!"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
plural of “boulder” — a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Be careful!"
past form of “duck” — to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
an opposing military force
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
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 ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
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From this reading "Sim!
inflected form of “sling” — hurl as if with a sling
From this reading She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She ducked as a slung stone shot by her head.
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
a special situation
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boulders began to roll in a synthetic avalanche from the battlements of the enemy!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was not an easy thing for me," she admitted.
Chapter 3 of The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 426 sentences of The Creatures That Time Forgot, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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