Chapter 3 of Yet Again is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Yet Again is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye. I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his. It was a sane eye, too. It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity. It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
Chapter 3 of Yet Again is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with neatness
From this reading “It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.”
past form of “radiate” — send out rays or waves
From this reading “It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity.”
without mercy or pity
From this reading “It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity.”
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading “It was a sane eye, too.”
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading “It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity.”
slang for sexual intercourse
From this reading “Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.”
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
From this reading “It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.”
in a wanton manner
From this reading “It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.”
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 I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
the organ of sight
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
set up or found
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
provoking horror
From this reading I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sane eye, too.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
with neatness
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
with speed
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
past form of “radiate” — send out rays or waves
From this reading It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity.
without mercy or pity
From this reading It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity.
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading It was a sane eye, too.
normal or sound powers of mind
From this reading It radiated a cold and ruthless sanity.
slang for sexual intercourse
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I had never seen such a horrible little eye as his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was a sane eye, too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
in a wanton manner
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sane eye, too.
which person or people
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Screwing up my courage, I fixed the man with my eye.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It belonged not to a man who would kill you wantonly, but to one who would not scruple to kill you for a purpose, and who would do the job quickly and neatly, and not be found out.
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