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Chapter 3 of Tropic death is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck. The heat came roaring at her. It swirled, enveloping her. It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it. It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
Chapter 3 of Tropic death is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading “It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.”
surrounding and closing in on or hemming in
From this reading “It swirled, enveloping her.”
fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
From this reading “It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.”
an unusually small individual
From this reading “It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “The heat came roaring at her.”
hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
From this reading “Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.”
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.”
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “It swirled, enveloping her.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The heat came roaring at her.
completely unclothed
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
confined by bonds
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The heat came roaring at her.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
surrounding and closing in on or hemming in
From this reading It swirled, enveloping her.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The heat came roaring at her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It swirled, enveloping her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
an unusually small individual
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading The heat came roaring at her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
past form of “swirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading It swirled, enveloping her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her bare earth-red feet slid on the hot, sizzling deck.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
an instance of boastful talk
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a dingy corridor and there were pigmy paneled doors every inch along it.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading It wasn't clear to her whither she was bound; the vaporing heat dizzied things.
Chapter 3 of Tropic death by Eric Walrond holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 434 sentences of Tropic death, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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