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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Tyrants of Time is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert. "We're building a spaceship, you see." "A spaceship? What for? There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
Chapter 3 of Tyrants of Time is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “* * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “* * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."”
during the time that
From this reading “There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."”
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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 "We're building a spaceship, you see."
higher than, or over, something
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
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From this reading "We're building a spaceship, you see."
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From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What for?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're building a spaceship, you see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're building a spaceship, you see."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * "My father's followers needed an out-of-the-way place like this," Laniq explained as the time-conveyor dropped out of the time-stream and cruised along above the desert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're building a spaceship, you see."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What for?
during the time that
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is nothing worth while on the planets, nothing worth the trouble to mine it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We're building a spaceship, you see."
