Chapter 3 of Tomorrow the World! is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Tomorrow the World! is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet. I thought back over the past half hour. I still experienced no shred of remorse. The man had deserved to die. He had laid hands on me without provocation.
Chapter 3 of Tomorrow the World! is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 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.
properly deserved
From this reading “The man had deserved to die.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “The man had deserved to die.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “I still experienced no shred of remorse.”
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading “He had laid hands on me without provocation.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.”
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading “I still experienced no shred of remorse.”
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading “I still experienced no shred of remorse.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.”
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.
In this reading “He had laid hands on me without provocation.”
In this reading “I thought back over the past half hour.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I thought back over the past half hour.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
properly deserved
From this reading The man had deserved to die.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The man had deserved to die.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading I still experienced no shred of remorse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man had deserved to die.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I thought back over the past half hour.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He had laid hands on me without provocation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had laid hands on me without provocation.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I thought back over the past half hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He had laid hands on me without provocation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man had deserved to die.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had laid hands on me without provocation.
not any; not one
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had laid hands on me without provocation.
above and across; more than
From this reading I thought back over the past half hour.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I thought back over the past half hour.
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
From this reading He had laid hands on me without provocation.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading I still experienced no shred of remorse.
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
From this reading I still experienced no shred of remorse.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
not in physical motion
From this reading I still experienced no shred of remorse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought back over the past half hour.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought back over the past half hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man had deserved to die.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had laid hands on me without provocation.
but in spite of that
From this reading I could hear no sounds of pursuit as yet.
Chapter 3 of Tomorrow the World! by Robert W. Krepps holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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 62 sentences of Tomorrow the World!, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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