Chapter 2 of Corpus earthling is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Corpus earthling is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You are comfortable?" the second voice asked. "Yes." "The new body is healthy?" "Completely." I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
Chapter 2 of Corpus earthling is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “"You are comfortable?" the second voice asked.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “"Completely."”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “"The new body is healthy?"”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.”
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
From this reading “I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.”
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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 I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are comfortable?" the second voice asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You are comfortable?" the second voice asked.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "The new body is healthy?"
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "You are comfortable?" the second voice asked.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Completely."
get the meaning of something
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading "The new body is healthy?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The new body is healthy?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "The new body is healthy?"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "You are comfortable?" the second voice asked.
the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You are comfortable?" the second voice asked.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You are comfortable?" the second voice asked.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I began to move, sensing in a way I couldn't comprehend the direction from which the thoughts were coming.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are comfortable?" the second voice asked.
Chapter 2 of Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 409 sentences of Corpus earthling, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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