Chapter 3 of The Man the Sun-Gods Made is here in full — 526 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Man the Sun-Gods Made is here in full — 526 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches. Accuse her again, Tyr. Do not let those big black eyes fool you. She is a traitress, is she? She is a spy, instead.
Chapter 3 of The Man the Sun-Gods Made is here in full — 526 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading “Accuse her again, Tyr.”
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “"Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.”
causing confusion or disorientation
From this reading “"Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Do not let those big black eyes fool you.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “She is a spy, instead.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.”
a slow or gradual disappearance
From this reading “"Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.”
catch sight of
From this reading “She is a spy, instead.”
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 “Do not let those big black eyes fool you.”
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 She is a traitress, is she?
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading Accuse her again, Tyr.
anew
From this reading Accuse her again, Tyr.
plural of “arch” — a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
causing confusion or disorientation
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She is a spy, instead.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is a traitress, is she?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
in a numb manner; without feeling
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
a slow or gradual disappearance
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is a traitress, is she?
catch sight of
From this reading She is a spy, instead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
in the direction of
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
female traitor
From this reading She is a traitress, is she?
(Norse mythology) god of war and strife and son of Odin; identified with Anglo-Saxon Tiu
From this reading Accuse her again, Tyr.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," he muttered numbly, looking away from her toward the receding, confusing arches.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not let those big black eyes fool you.
Chapter 3 of The Man the Sun-Gods Made by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 526 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 526 sentences of The Man the Sun-Gods Made, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Man the Sun-Gods Made by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 526 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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