Chapter 3 of The Dark Other is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Dark Other is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly. "I could use a barbecue, I guess. Beef." The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand. Nick gave the order to an attendant.
Chapter 3 of The Dark Other is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading “The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.”
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “Nick gave the order to an attendant.”
cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
From this reading “"I could use a barbecue, I guess.”
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading “Beef."”
with brightness
From this reading “The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “"Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.”
past form of “veer” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading “The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.”
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 car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.”
In this reading “Nick gave the order to an attendant.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nick gave the order to an attendant.
a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Nick gave the order to an attendant.
cook outdoors on a barbecue grill
From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
cattle that are reared for their meat
From this reading Beef."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
with brightness
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Nick gave the order to an attendant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
provided with artificial light
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Nick gave the order to an attendant.
be standing; be upright
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
in a way that was not expected
From this reading "Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.
the act of using
From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
past form of “veer” — turn sharply; change direction abruptly
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
Chapter 3 of The Dark Other by Stanley G. (Stanley Grauman) Weinbaum holds 408 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 408 sentences of The Dark Other, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 407 minutes of reading across 977 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Dark Other, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
