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The Land of Look Behind
The Land of Look Behind

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Land of Look Behind is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 3 of The Land of Look Behind by Paul Cameron Brown holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.

What does chapter 3 of The Land of Look Behind contain?

Chapter 3 holds 396 sentences of The Land of Look Behind, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Land of Look Behind by Paul Cameron Brown exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Is this the complete text of The Land of Look Behind?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #30874, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Land of Look Behind take to read?

About 101 minutes of reading across 243 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Land of Look Behind

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Land of Look Behind, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Behind
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Hopes
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Something
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Rear-view
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Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.
Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.
Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.
Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.
One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.
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The Land of Look Behind

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Land of Look Behind is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.
Line 2
Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.
Line 3
Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.
Line 4
Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.
Line 5
One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

Learner Dictionary

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.”

Blood noun US /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading “Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.”

All words in this reading · 59

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

accident

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

arm

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

axe

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

blade

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From this reading Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.

bleeding

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

block

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.

brought

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

convulsed

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

drawing

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From this reading Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.

drops

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

extended

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

face

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From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

faltered

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From this reading Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.

fell

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

felt

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

fire

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From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

firmly

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

flesh

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From this reading Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.

foot

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

grip

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From this reading Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

held

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

limb

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

loosed

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

only

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

pain

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

Panicky

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From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

play

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

Ponchontas

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From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

Quite

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

rivulets

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

sand

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From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

scattering

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From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

see

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From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.

seemed

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

struck

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From this reading Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.

Suddenly

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From this reading Suddenly, his grip faltered and the blade struck flesh drawing blood.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

then

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

thrashed

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From this reading Panicky, he thrashed about the sand scattering it into the face of the fire.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ponchontas held the block firmly and brought his axe to play on the extended limb.

torrent

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

trickles

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

veritable

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From this reading One by one, the blood fell in drops then trickles, rivulets until a veritable torrent seemed loosed.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Quite by accident, you see, as his foot only convulsed the pain his bleeding arm felt.