Chapter 3 of The Old Ones is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Old Ones is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No." "All right, then. Push the button." Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow. Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
Chapter 3 of The Old Ones is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pertaining to biology or to life and living things
From this reading “Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.”
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “Push the button."”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.”
a room in which photographs are developed
From this reading “Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.”
someone who takes photographs professionally
From this reading “Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.”
move with force
From this reading “Push the button."”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.”
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In this reading “Push the button."”
at or in or to the adjacent residence
In this reading “Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
later than; following
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
(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 "All right, then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
pertaining to biology or to life and living things
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading Push the button."
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
a room in which photographs are developed
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
someone who takes photographs professionally
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
move with force
From this reading Push the button."
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Push the button."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "All right, then.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
during the time that
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he hurried out of the cabin and into the next door, the darkroom where the biological photographer would do his work after the landing on Venus until the building was completed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daneshaw waited while Wyckoff pushed the button in the wall above his right elbow.
Chapter 3 of The Old Ones by Betsy Curtis holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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 473 sentences of The Old Ones, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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