Chapter 1 of After Ixmal is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of After Ixmal is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth. Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone! "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him. "Yes, spring." Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
Chapter 1 of After Ixmal is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
the act of discovering something
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
the season of growth
From this reading “"It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.”
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In this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
In this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
In this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
In this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
In this reading “Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.”
In this reading “_Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.”
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 Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
Having no one else present.
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
past form of “brood” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
ten 10s
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
above and across; more than
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
the season of growth
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he made a discovery_: He was not alone!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "It's spring," Psychband observed from deep within him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ixmal echoed the thought without enthusiasm.
a late time of life
From this reading _Man was gone._ _For seven hundred million years Ixmal brooded over the silent earth.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, spring."
Chapter 1 of After Ixmal by Jeff Sutton holds 370 sentences, grouped into 74 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 1 holds 370 sentences of After Ixmal, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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