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Dark Destiny

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Dark Destiny is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 2 of Dark Destiny by Dwight V. Swain 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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He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
Few knew his name, nor whence he came.
He'd buried himself too deep for that.
But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.
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Dark Destiny

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Dark Destiny is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.
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The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.
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Few knew his name, nor whence he came.
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He'd buried himself too deep for that.
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But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He'd buried himself too deep for that.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.”

Whence adverb US /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading “Few knew his name, nor whence he came.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

armor

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

astride

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

battle

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

blue

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

blue-scaled

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

brawling

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

brutal

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

buried

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From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.

burned

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

came

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From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.

close

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

copronium

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

death

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

deep

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From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

dragon

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

dulled

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

Few

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From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.

great

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

hand

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

He'd

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From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.

heavy

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

high

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

hwalon

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

knew

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From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.

know

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

krypton

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

lesser

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

long

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

men

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

Mercurian

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

name

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From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.

need

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

noon

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

out

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

own

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

polish

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

radiation

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

rode

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

searing

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

service

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

skin

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

struck

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

terror

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From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading He rode out at high noon astride the great, blue-scaled Mercurian _hwalon_ dragon that in itself struck terror into lesser men.

then

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

things

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

too

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From this reading He'd buried himself too deep for that.

Ulna

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

unimportant

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

void

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

walked

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

wars

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

whenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading Few knew his name, nor whence he came.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

wore

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.

world

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From this reading But then, they did not need to know, for those were unimportant things in this brutal, brawling world of Ulna, where death walked so close on every hand.

years

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From this reading The wars of the void had burned his own skin blue with searing krypton radiation, and long years of battle service had dulled the polish of the heavy copronium armor that he wore.