Chapter 3 of The Weakling is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Weakling is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene. He was in the central clearing of Tibara. And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted. He looked critically at the huts. They were becoming run-down.
Chapter 3 of The Weakling is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving as an essential component
From this reading “He was in the central clearing of Tibara.”
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “He was in the central clearing of Tibara.”
in a critical manner
From this reading “Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.”
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading “He looked critically at the huts.”
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading “They were becoming run-down.”
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.”
plural of “standard” — a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
From this reading “And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading They were becoming run-down.
serving as an essential component
From this reading He was in the central clearing of Tibara.
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading He was in the central clearing of Tibara.
in a critical manner
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter
From this reading He looked critically at the huts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in the central clearing of Tibara.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked critically at the huts.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was in the central clearing of Tibara.
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading They were becoming run-down.
examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
plural of “standard” — a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
From this reading And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly, he halted the scan, looking critically at the scene.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were becoming run-down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was in the central clearing of Tibara.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in the central clearing of Tibara.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were becoming run-down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the village didn't match with the standards he wanted.
Chapter 3 of The Weakling by Everett B. Cole holds 486 sentences, grouped into 98 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 486 sentences of The Weakling, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Weakling by Everett B. Cole exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 486 sentences, grouped into 98 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.
Work through the 98 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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