Chapter 3 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He couldn't have killed Doc consciously. That was unthinkable. Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind. Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton. And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
Chapter 3 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading “Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.”
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.”
with awareness
From this reading “He couldn't have killed Doc consciously.”
the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
From this reading “Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.”
inflected form of “slog” — work doggedly or persistently
From this reading “Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.”
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading “And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.”
incapable of being conceived or considered
From this reading “That was unthinkable.”
United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
From this reading “Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.”
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In this reading “Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.”
In this reading “And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.”
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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 Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
causing a dull and steady pain
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
at or in the front
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
with awareness
From this reading He couldn't have killed Doc consciously.
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From this reading He couldn't have killed Doc consciously.
deserving a curse
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He couldn't have killed Doc consciously.
extreme fatigue
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
more quickly
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He couldn't have killed Doc consciously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn't have killed Doc consciously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He couldn't have killed Doc consciously.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
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From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
in motion
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
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From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
not divisible by two
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
cause to suffer a blight
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
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 Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
inflected form of “slog” — work doggedly or persistently
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
past form of “slow” — lose velocity; move more slowly
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was unthinkable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
incapable of being conceived or considered
From this reading That was unthinkable.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was unthinkable.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading And, whenever he slowed his pace, Brown's sharp voice urged him on faster.
United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doc Willard--Moira--the Silver Plague-- Half asleep, aching with exhaustion, he slogged ahead, moving like an automaton.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the damnable influence of the Noctoli pollen did odd things to a man's mind.
Chapter 3 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One by Henry Kuttner holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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