Chapter 3 of The Little Monsters Come is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Little Monsters Come is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not so loud!" Loto murmured. "You're voice is a roar. It could be heard up there in the control room." Poisoning the giant!
Chapter 3 of The Little Monsters Come is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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power to direct or determine
From this reading “It could be heard up there in the control room."”
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Poisoning the giant!”
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “"Not so loud!"”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Loto murmured.”
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
From this reading “Poisoning the giant!”
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “"You're voice is a roar.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “It could be heard up there in the control room."”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “"You're voice is a roar.”
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.
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a room housing control equipment (as in a recording studio)
In this reading “It could be heard up there in the control room."”
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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 "You're voice is a roar.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
power to direct or determine
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Poisoning the giant!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You're voice is a roar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Loto murmured.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading "Not so loud!"
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Loto murmured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not so loud!"
the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
From this reading Poisoning the giant!
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "You're voice is a roar.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not so loud!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
in or at that place or location
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It could be heard up there in the control room."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You're voice is a roar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're voice is a roar.
Chapter 3 of The Little Monsters Come by Ray Cummings holds 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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 493 sentences of The Little Monsters Come, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Little Monsters Come by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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.
Work through the 99 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 123 minutes of reading across 297 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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