Chapter 11 of Corpus earthling is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Corpus earthling is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I stood motionless and watched the girl die. In the final moment of life she gave a human cry. The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back. The pulsations of the alien mind went on. I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
Chapter 11 of Corpus earthling is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading “The pulsations of the alien mind went on.”
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.”
recorded on film; made into a movie
From this reading “I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “I stood motionless and watched the girl die.”
past form of “topple” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.”
plural of “vibration” — the act of vibrating
From this reading “I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.”
expressed without speech
From this reading “I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.”
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In this reading “I stood motionless and watched the girl die.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “The pulsations of the alien mind went on.”
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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 In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
later than; following
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
From this reading The pulsations of the alien mind went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stood motionless and watched the girl die.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I stood motionless and watched the girl die.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
recorded on film; made into a movie
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
a young female
From this reading I stood motionless and watched the girl die.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stood motionless and watched the girl die.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The pulsations of the alien mind went on.
a particular point in time
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
not in physical motion
From this reading I stood motionless and watched the girl die.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.
above and across; more than
From this reading The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
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From this reading The pulsations of the alien mind went on.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the final moment of life she gave a human cry.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I stood motionless and watched the girl die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I stood motionless and watched the girl die.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
past form of “topple” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading The body toppled forward and rolled over on its back.
up to a particular time
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
plural of “vibration” — the act of vibrating
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading I stood motionless and watched the girl die.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The pulsations of the alien mind went on.
expressed without speech
From this reading I felt them now as pain, wave after wave of wordless vibrations beating in my brain until my eyes filmed over.
Chapter 11 of Corpus earthling by Louis Charbonneau holds 410 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 11 holds 410 sentences of Corpus earthling, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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