Chapter 3 of Track's End is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Track's End is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between. I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool. I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off. Then I ran out to where Allenham lay. He made no answer when I spoke to him.
Chapter 3 of Track's End is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enclose with a fence
From this reading “I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.”
made afraid
From this reading “I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.”
come to pass
From this reading “The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.”
to move hurriedly
From this reading “I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.”
possessive form of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I ran out to where Allenham lay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
react verbally
From this reading He made no answer when I spoke to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
enclose with a fence
From this reading I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
made afraid
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
come to pass
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no answer when I spoke to him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He made no answer when I spoke to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then I ran out to where Allenham lay.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made no answer when I spoke to him.
the force of workers available
From this reading I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
not any; not one
From this reading He made no answer when I spoke to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then I ran out to where Allenham lay.
above and across; more than
From this reading I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Then I ran out to where Allenham lay.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.
to move hurriedly
From this reading I heard the men scramble over a fence and run off.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He made no answer when I spoke to him.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I ran out to where Allenham lay.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
possessive form of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
at the time that
From this reading He made no answer when I spoke to him.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then I ran out to where Allenham lay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I was too frightened at first to move, and stood at the window staring into the darkness like a fool.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The rest of my second Night at Track's End, and part of another: with some Things which happen between.
Chapter 3 of Track's End by Hayden Carruth holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 125 sentences of Track's End, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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