Chapter 3 of The Night of the Trolls is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Night of the Trolls is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said. He blew out smoke and looked at me through it. "How did things look--inside." "Dusty. But intact, below ground level.
Chapter 3 of The Night of the Trolls is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 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.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.”
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading “"Dusty.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading “"How did things look--inside."”
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
From this reading “But intact, below ground level.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “"Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “But intact, below ground level.”
United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
From this reading “"Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.”
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading “He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.”
the height of the ground on which something stands
In this reading “But intact, below ground level.”
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
In this reading “He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But intact, below ground level.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But intact, below ground level.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did things look--inside."
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading "Dusty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading But intact, below ground level.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did things look--inside."
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading "How did things look--inside."
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
From this reading But intact, below ground level.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading But intact, below ground level.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "How did things look--inside."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "How did things look--inside."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He blew out smoke and looked at me through it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time for business, Jackson," Mallon said.
Chapter 3 of The Night of the Trolls by Keith Laumer holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 447 sentences of The Night of the Trolls, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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