Chapter 3 of The Outcasts of Solar III is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Outcasts of Solar III is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men. "Sound the general alarm, Captain. Turn the ship over to the robot control. We're going into the Little Death." "Right," said the captain.
Chapter 3 of The Outcasts of Solar III is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “"Sound the general alarm, Captain.”
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading “The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “Turn the ship over to the robot control.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “"Sound the general alarm, Captain.”
a mechanism that can move automatically
From this reading “Turn the ship over to the robot control.”
transport commercially
From this reading “Turn the ship over to the robot control.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.”
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a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located
In this reading “The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.”
In this reading “The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.”
In this reading “"Sound the general alarm, Captain.”
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "Sound the general alarm, Captain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
past form of “buzz” — make a buzzing sound
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Turn the ship over to the robot control.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading We're going into the Little Death."
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Sound the general alarm, Captain.
the act of departing
From this reading We're going into the Little Death."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We're going into the Little Death."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We're going into the Little Death."
the force of workers available
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
above and across; more than
From this reading Turn the ship over to the robot control.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right," said the captain.
a mechanism that can move automatically
From this reading Turn the ship over to the robot control.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Right," said the captain.
transport commercially
From this reading Turn the ship over to the robot control.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Sound the general alarm, Captain.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turn the ship over to the robot control.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Turn the ship over to the robot control.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
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From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We're going into the Little Death."
at the time that
From this reading The engine room telegraph buzzed suddenly, and when the captain answered, Villainowski's voice reached the two men.
Chapter 3 of The Outcasts of Solar III by Robert Emmett McDowell holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 443 sentences of The Outcasts of Solar III, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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