Chapter 3 of Ultima Thule is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Ultima Thule is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Huh!” she snorted and clicked off. “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny. “It’s too bad she’s indispensable. I’d love to fire her. Look, you go in and see Sid Jakes.
Chapter 3 of Ultima Thule is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading ““It’s too bad she’s indispensable.”
past form of “click” — move or strike with a noise
From this reading ““Huh!” she snorted and clicked off.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “I’d love to fire her.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading ““There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.”
not to be dispensed with; essential
From this reading ““It’s too bad she’s indispensable.”
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading “Look, you go in and see Sid Jakes.”
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading ““There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading ““Huh!” she snorted and clicked off.”
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.
deserving regret
In this reading ““It’s too bad she’s indispensable.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Huh!” she snorted and clicked off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “It’s too bad she’s indispensable.
past form of “click” — move or strike with a noise
From this reading “Huh!” she snorted and clicked off.
start firing a weapon
From this reading I’d love to fire her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Look, you go in and see Sid Jakes.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I’d love to fire her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Huh!” she snorted and clicked off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d love to fire her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Look, you go in and see Sid Jakes.
not to be dispensed with; essential
From this reading “It’s too bad she’s indispensable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too bad she’s indispensable.
a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
From this reading Look, you go in and see Sid Jakes.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look, you go in and see Sid Jakes.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I’d love to fire her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Huh!” she snorted and clicked off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Look, you go in and see Sid Jakes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Huh!” she snorted and clicked off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too bad she’s indispensable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look, you go in and see Sid Jakes.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “Huh!” she snorted and clicked off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’d love to fire her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It’s too bad she’s indispensable.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There’s a woman for you,” Ross Metaxa growled at Ronny.
Chapter 3 of Ultima Thule by Mack Reynolds holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Ultima Thule, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Ultima Thule by Mack Reynolds exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 394 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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