Chapter 3 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SQUEEZE PLAY Prenzz was very dead. That was self-evident, without examination. No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue. The odor grew worse by the moment. While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
Chapter 3 of You Can't Buy Eternity! is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.”
stricken with horror
From this reading “While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.”
lacking sensation
From this reading “While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.”
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading “The odor grew worse by the moment.”
past form of “permeate” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading “No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.”
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading “SQUEEZE PLAY Prenzz was very dead.”
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
From this reading “No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.”
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
From this reading “No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.”
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.
In this reading “The odor grew worse by the moment.”
In this reading “No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.”
In this reading “While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The odor grew worse by the moment.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading SQUEEZE PLAY Prenzz was very dead.
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
at any time
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading That was self-evident, without examination.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The odor grew worse by the moment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
stricken with horror
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
a particular point in time
From this reading The odor grew worse by the moment.
not any; not one
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
lacking sensation
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading The odor grew worse by the moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
leaking out slowly
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
past form of “permeate” — spread or diffuse through
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
participate in games or sport
From this reading SQUEEZE PLAY Prenzz was very dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SQUEEZE PLAY Prenzz was very dead.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
evident without proof or argument
From this reading That was self-evident, without examination.
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
From this reading SQUEEZE PLAY Prenzz was very dead.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
in a strange manner
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was self-evident, without examination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The odor grew worse by the moment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
From this reading No stench such as permeated this room ever could have come from living tissue.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
precisely as stated
From this reading SQUEEZE PLAY Prenzz was very dead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SQUEEZE PLAY Prenzz was very dead.
during the time that
From this reading While Ross stared, his face a mask of numb, horrified disbelief, the corpse took on a strangely oozy look.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading That was self-evident, without examination.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading The odor grew worse by the moment.
Chapter 3 of You Can't Buy Eternity! by Dwight V. Swain holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 218 sentences of You Can't Buy Eternity!, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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