Chapter 7 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said. "You're out of your mind," Zen retorted. But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth. He swallowed harder. "We've got the Asians cold.
Chapter 7 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “asian” — a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading “"We've got the Asians cold.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.”
having hills and crags
From this reading “But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “He swallowed harder.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"You're out of your mind," Zen retorted.”
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “He swallowed harder.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “"You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.”
school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
From this reading “"You're out of your mind," Zen retorted.”
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In this reading “He swallowed harder.”
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plural of “asian” — a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading "We've got the Asians cold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "We've got the Asians cold.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
having hills and crags
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got the Asians cold.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading He swallowed harder.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "You're out of your mind," Zen retorted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You're out of your mind," Zen retorted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You're out of your mind," Zen retorted.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "You're out of your mind," Zen retorted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading He swallowed harder.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he knew the craggy man was speaking the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got the Asians cold.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're out of your mind," Zen retorted.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have tears in your eyes, colonel," West said.
school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
From this reading "You're out of your mind," Zen retorted.
Chapter 7 of Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 415 sentences of Doomsday Eve, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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