Chapter 22 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Sacrifice_ "Down in the pyramid! You went down there?" Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report. Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley. There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
Chapter 22 of Brood of the Dark Moon is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.”
plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading “Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.”
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading “Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.”
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading “Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.”
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading “_Sacrifice_ "Down in the pyramid!”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
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 “There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “You went down there?"”
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Sacrifice_ "Down in the pyramid!
divisible by two
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
plural of “experiment” — the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
a German man; used before the name as a title equivalent to Mr in English
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Sacrifice_ "Down in the pyramid!
in an incredulous manner
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading _Sacrifice_ "Down in the pyramid!
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading _Sacrifice_ "Down in the pyramid!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
express in words
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Sacrifice_ "Down in the pyramid!
in or at that place or location
From this reading You went down there?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Herr Kreiss forgot even his absorbing experiments to exclaim incredulously at Chet's report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading Guided by Towahg, Chet had returned to Happy Valley.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You went down there?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There had been six days and nights to be spent, and he felt that he should tell Kreiss what he had learned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You went down there?"
Chapter 22 of Brood of the Dark Moon by Charles Willard Diffin holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 22 holds 178 sentences of Brood of the Dark Moon, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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