Chapter 3 of The Earth Quarter is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Earth Quarter is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ferguson put down his cigar. He looked uncomfortable. He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to." He stared at Cudyk. "Look at me.
Chapter 3 of The Earth Quarter is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/106 · 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.
for the reason that
From this reading “He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Ferguson put down his cigar.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Ferguson put down his cigar.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stared at Cudyk.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “He looked uncomfortable.”
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 “He stared at Cudyk.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"Look at me.”
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
In this reading “Ferguson put down his cigar.”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He stared at Cudyk.
for the reason that
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Ferguson put down his cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stared at Cudyk.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Ferguson put down his cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ferguson put down his cigar.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked uncomfortable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ferguson put down his cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
in a petulant manner
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look at me.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked uncomfortable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Look at me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Ferguson put down his cigar.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
a person, without saying who
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stared at Cudyk.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He said irritably, "Because I've got to have somebody to talk to."
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading He looked uncomfortable.
Chapter 3 of The Earth Quarter by Damon Knight holds 530 sentences, grouped into 106 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 530 sentences of The Earth Quarter, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Earth Quarter by Damon Knight exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 530 sentences, grouped into 106 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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