Chapter 3 of The Great Gray Plague is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Great Gray Plague is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said. He glanced at the darkening sky. "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon." "We're all ready," said Ellerbee. "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
Chapter 3 of The Great Gray Plague is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “"Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."”
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading “He glanced at the darkening sky.”
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading “"I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “"Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “He glanced at the darkening sky.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “"It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at the darkening sky.
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
From this reading He glanced at the darkening sky.
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're all ready," said Ellerbee.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced at the darkening sky.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "We're all ready," said Ellerbee.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading He glanced at the darkening sky.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He glanced at the darkening sky.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It looks like we might get some heavy rain this afternoon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're all ready," said Ellerbee.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Sam will drive over to that little hill on his farm, and we'll go out behind the barn."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope you've got your demonstration all set up," he said.
Chapter 3 of The Great Gray Plague by Raymond F. Jones holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 438 sentences of The Great Gray Plague, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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