Chapter 3 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will. He was her ally. He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate. She liked him. She trusted him.
Chapter 3 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a friendly nation
From this reading “He was her ally.”
showing careful forethought
From this reading “He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.”
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading “He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “She liked him.”
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.”
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading “She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.”
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading “She trusted him.”
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 friendly nation
From this reading He was her ally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.
showing careful forethought
From this reading He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was her ally.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was her ally.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She liked him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She liked him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading She trusted him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was her ally.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She recalled his honest, sunburned face with great good will.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He was young, like herself, not old and cautious and deliberate.
Chapter 3 of The Thing Beyond Reason by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 425 sentences of The Thing Beyond Reason, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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