Chapter 1 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30. We had never been to Halsey's office before. Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors. The door lifted. "Gregg Haljan and Daniel Dean."
Chapter 1 of Brigands of the Moon is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.”
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading “"Gregg Haljan and Daniel Dean."”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “"Gregg Haljan and Daniel Dean."”
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.”
coming down or downward
From this reading “We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.”
a railway having a single track
From this reading “We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.”
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading “We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.”
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From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Gregg Haljan and Daniel Dean."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had never been to Halsey's office before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had never been to Halsey's office before.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)
From this reading "Gregg Haljan and Daniel Dean."
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading "Gregg Haljan and Daniel Dean."
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
coming down or downward
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door lifted.
set up or found
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
depressingly dark
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gregg Haljan and Daniel Dean."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had never been to Halsey's office before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gregg Haljan and Daniel Dean."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had never been to Halsey's office before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
held up in the air
From this reading The door lifted.
a railway having a single track
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We had never been to Halsey's office before.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading We had never been to Halsey's office before.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had never been to Halsey's office before.
the topmost one of two
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now we found it to be a gloomy, vaultlike place in one of the deepest corridors.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went on the upper monorail, descending into the subterranean city at Park Circle 30.
Chapter 1 of Brigands of the Moon by Ray Cummings holds 415 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 1 holds 415 sentences of Brigands of the Moon, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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