Chapter 3 of Where the Pavement Ends is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Where the Pavement Ends is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest. "Eh--what? The black? He's only scared half to death. You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
Chapter 3 of Where the Pavement Ends is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “The black?”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest.”
made afraid
From this reading “He's only scared half to death.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?”
nonexistent
From this reading “You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?”
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The black?
put or pin the blame on
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He's only scared half to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh--what?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He's only scared half to death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's only scared half to death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
and nothing more
From this reading He's only scared half to death.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading Jeckol's nerves jumped in protest.
made afraid
From this reading He's only scared half to death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The black?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's only scared half to death.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
nonexistent
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Eh--what?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You wouldn't blame him for wanting to get out of this trap, would you?
Chapter 3 of Where the Pavement Ends by John Russell holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Where the Pavement Ends, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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