Chapter 3 of Thralls of the Endless Night is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Thralls of the Endless Night is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hold it! Sit down, you fools! The girl's gold. We can buy things with her." Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
Chapter 3 of Thralls of the Endless Night is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “We can buy things with her."”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Sit down, you fools!”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “The girl's gold.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “The girl's gold.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"Hold it!”
a Scottish church
From this reading “Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.”
be seated
From this reading “Sit down, you fools!”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of 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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take a seat
In this reading “Sit down, you fools!”
In this reading “Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading We can buy things with her."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can buy things with her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down, you fools!
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Sit down, you fools!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girl's gold.
coins made of gold
From this reading The girl's gold.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We can buy things with her."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hold it!
a Scottish church
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
be seated
From this reading Sit down, you fools!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl's gold.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We can buy things with her."
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can buy things with her."
in the company of; together with
From this reading We can buy things with her."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Kirk didn't get that word 'gold', but he understood the rest of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sit down, you fools!
Chapter 3 of Thralls of the Endless Night by Leigh Brackett holds 423 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 423 sentences of Thralls of the Endless Night, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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