Chapter 4 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was dreading the next morning. V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest. Garth felt someone shaking him. He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson. "Yeah.
Chapter 4 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.”
-ing form of “dread” — be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
From this reading “He was dreading the next morning.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Garth felt someone shaking him.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Garth felt someone shaking him.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.”
not only so, but
From this reading “"Yeah.”
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 “He was dreading the next morning.”
In this reading “He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.
the first light of day
From this reading V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.
-ing form of “dread” — be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
From this reading He was dreading the next morning.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Garth felt someone shaking him.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Garth felt someone shaking him.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dreading the next morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Garth felt someone shaking him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He was dreading the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He was dreading the next morning.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
above and across; more than
From this reading V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Garth felt someone shaking him.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Garth felt someone shaking him.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was dreading the next morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V Slow reddish dawn brightened over the Forest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dreading the next morning.
a Caucasian
From this reading He grunted, stirred, and opened his eyes to see Paula's white face, and, behind her, Sampson.
not only so, but
From this reading "Yeah.
Chapter 4 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One by Henry Kuttner holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 438 sentences of Crypt-City of the Deathless One, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Crypt-City of the Deathless One by Henry Kuttner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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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