Chapter 8 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is the place," the Chonya said. "This is where the silver woman came." Shane studied the structure. It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor. Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
Chapter 8 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.”
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading “Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.”
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading “"This is where the silver woman came."”
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading “Shane studied the structure.”
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading “Shane studied the structure.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.”
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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 “It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.”
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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 It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "This is where the silver woman came."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is the place," the Chonya said.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
divisible by two
From this reading Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
ten 10s
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the place," the Chonya said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
From this reading Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "This is the place," the Chonya said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is the place," the Chonya said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even in the semi-darkness of the early Martian night it looked old, mouldering old.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shane studied the structure.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading "This is where the silver woman came."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading Shane studied the structure.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading Shane studied the structure.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is the place," the Chonya said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the place," the Chonya said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a house--a sort of fortress-dwelling in the ancient _Fantay_ style, set a hundred feet from its nearest neighbor.
in or at the place that
From this reading "This is where the silver woman came."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "This is where the silver woman came."
Chapter 8 of Cry Chaos! by Dwight V. Swain holds 249 sentences, grouped into 50 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 8 holds 249 sentences of Cry Chaos!, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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