Chapter 2 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium. So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him. But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel. Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder. Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.
Chapter 2 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading “But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.”
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading “Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.”
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading “The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.”
plural of “handcuff” — shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
From this reading “So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.”
past form of “hinge” — attach with a hinge
From this reading “But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.”
past form of “rate” — assign a rank or rating to
From this reading “Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.”
bound by chains fastened around the ankles
From this reading “So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.”
of or relating to tension
From this reading “Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.”
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by a factor of nine
In this reading “Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.”
In this reading “Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
completely unclothed
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
the overhead upper surface of a covered space
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
plural of “handcuff” — shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs
From this reading So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.
past form of “hinge” — attach with a hinge
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.
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From this reading So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.
any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
past form of “rate” — assign a rank or rating to
From this reading Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.
bound by chains fastened around the ankles
From this reading So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
of or relating to tension
From this reading Its tensile strength figured nine times greater.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So did the handcuffs and leg-irons that shackled him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Telonium rated harder than steel, seventeen point seven times harder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the bare metal cot hinged to one wall was of steel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The walls and floor and ceiling and door of Shane's windowless cell all had the cold green glitter of pure telonium.
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