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Daughter of the Night

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Daughter of the Night is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.
Each one of them was of solid black stone.
The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.
With a face like thunder he said:
"So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"
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Daughter of the Night

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Daughter of the Night is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.
Line 2
Each one of them was of solid black stone.
/iːtʃ wʌn ʌv ðem wɑːz ʌv ˈsɑːləd blæk stoʊn/
Line 3
The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.
Line 4
With a face like thunder he said:
/wɪð ə feɪs laɪk ˈθʌndər hiː sed/
Line 5
"So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

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, and audio.

drag verb US /dræɡ/

pull, as against a resistance

From this reading “"So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"”

Eos noun US /ˈiːɑːs/

(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora

From this reading “Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.”

feast noun US /fiːst/

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading “Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.”

feasting noun US /ˈfiːstɪŋ/

eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

From this reading “Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.”

impact noun US /ˌɪmˈpækt/

the striking of one body against another

From this reading “The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.”

likewise adverb US /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/

in like or similar manner

From this reading “"So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"”

spells noun US /spelz/

plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

From this reading “"So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"”

tire verb US /ˈtaɪər/

lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

From this reading “"So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

black stone adjective + noun

In this reading “Each one of them was of solid black stone.”

tire of verb + particle

In this reading “"So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"”

by side preposition + noun

In this reading “Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.”

All words in this reading · 58

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Each one of them was of solid black stone.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

chambernounUS /ˈtʃeɪmbər/

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

dragverbUS /dræɡ/

pull, as against a resistance

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

Druga

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

Druga's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.

EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each one of them was of solid black stone.

EosnounUS /ˈiːɑːs/

(Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading With a face like thunder he said:

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.

feastnounUS /fiːst/

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

feastingnounUS /ˈfiːstɪŋ/

eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

Feronia

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading With a face like thunder he said:

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

hostnounUS /hoʊst/

a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

impactnounUS /ˌɪmˈpækt/

the striking of one body against another

From this reading The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading With a face like thunder he said:

likewiseadverbUS /ˈlaɪkwaɪz/

in like or similar manner

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Each one of them was of solid black stone.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading With a face like thunder he said:

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/

characterized by good substantial quality

From this reading Each one of them was of solid black stone.

spellsnounUS /spelz/

plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

stonenounUS /stoʊn/

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Each one of them was of solid black stone.

struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Each one of them was of solid black stone.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

thunderverbUS /ˈθʌndər/

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading With a face like thunder he said:

tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/

lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Eos led him into a great feasting chamber, and Druga saw there a great host of men sitting, as to a feast, side by side.

turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Each one of them was of solid black stone.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The fact struck Druga's mind with a terrible impact.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So it was you who turned my Feronia to stone, to drag me here to you by your spells, and then when you tire of me to turn me likewise into stone?"

Chapter 2 of Daughter of the Night by Richard S. Shaver holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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Magic
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