Brood of the Dark Moon

Chapter VIII

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_Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

They remembered the sight they had seen; they knew what was left of a man's body lying on the rocks above; and they ordered the girl to stay hidden while Kreiss remained with her as a guard.

There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.

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Brood of the Dark Moon

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

_Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

/duːmd ðə sʌn wɑːz haɪ wen ðeɪ ˈventʃərd fɔːrθ/

Line 2

Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

Line 3

They remembered the sight they had seen; they knew what was left of a man's body lying on the rocks above; and they ordered the girl to stay hidden while Kreiss remained with her as a guard.

Line 4

There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

Line 5

Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

calls noun US /kɔːlz/

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading “Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.”

ceased verb US /siːst/

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading “Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.”

Doomed adjective US /duːmd/

marked for certain death

hidden adjective US /ˈhɪdən/

not accessible to view

From this reading “They remembered the sight they had seen; they knew what was left of a man's body lying on the rocks above; and they ordered the girl to stay hidden while Kreiss remained with her as a guard.”

Max noun US /mæks/

street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

From this reading “There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.”

remaining adjective US /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

not used up

From this reading “There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.”

unanswered adjective US /ˌʌˈnænsərd/

not returned in kind

From this reading “Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.”

ventured verb US /ˈventʃərd/

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading “_Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

lay hidden verb + adjective

In this reading “There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.”

two men noun + noun

In this reading “Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.”

three men noun + noun

In this reading “There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.”

body lying noun + noun

In this reading “They remembered the sight they had seen; they knew what was left of a man's body lying on the rocks above; and they ordered the girl to stay hidden while Kreiss remained with her as a guard.”

in the woods preposition + article + noun counted as “in … woods”

In this reading “There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.”

on the rocks preposition + article + noun counted as “on … rock”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading They remembered the sight they had seen; they knew what was left of a man's body lying on the rocks above; and they ordered the girl to stay hidden while Kreiss remained with her as a guard.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

callsnounUS /kɔːlz/

plural of “call” — a telephone connection

From this reading Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.

ceasedverbUS /siːst/

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

Diane

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

DoomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/

marked for certain death

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

guardnounUS /ɡɑːrd/

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hallooverb

urge on with shouts

From this reading Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.

Harkness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/

not accessible to view

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

knewverbUS /nuː/

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

Kreiss

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

man'snounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

MaxnounUS /mæks/

street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

remainingadjectiveUS /rɪˈmeɪnɪŋ/

not used up

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

rocksnounUS /rɑːks/

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

Schwartzmann

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

unansweredadjectiveUS /ˌʌˈnænsərd/

not returned in kind

From this reading Harkness' calls were unanswered, and he ceased the halloo.

venturedverbUS /ˈventʃərd/

past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Doomed_ The sun was high when they ventured forth.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

woodsnounUS /wʊdz/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading There were only the four who lay hidden in the woods; Schwartzmann and Max, with the remaining three men, were gone.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Diane would have come, but the two men would have none of it.

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