Chapter 11 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment. Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman. I see I must tell you Gadar's secret." "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched. "Yes, Earthman.
Chapter 11 of Cry Chaos! is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.”
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading “They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.”
go away from a place
From this reading “Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “"_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."”
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading “They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.”
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading “"_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.”
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 “They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
(of sounds) repeating by reflection
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
go away from a place
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
a particular point in time
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
not any; not one
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
express in words
From this reading I see I must tell you Gadar's secret."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading They stood there thus for a long, taut, echoing moment.
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading "_Gadar--?_" Her lips twitched.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Earthman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Kyrsis said: "You leave me no choice, Earthman.
Chapter 11 of Cry Chaos! by Dwight V. Swain holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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 190 sentences of Cry Chaos!, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Cry Chaos! by Dwight V. Swain exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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