Chapter 9 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time. What was he waiting for? Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room? Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners? "To hell with his commission!"
Chapter 9 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 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 “Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “"To hell with his commission!"”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?”
appear again
From this reading “Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?”
a tactic used to mislead or delay
From this reading “The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.”
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?”
school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
From this reading “The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.”
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 “Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?”
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in actual fact
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
anew
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
plural of “asian” — a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading "To hell with his commission!"
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What was he waiting for?
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading "To hell with his commission!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To hell with his commission!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
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 The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
appear again
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Was it the appearance again of the face that had looked from the air in the center of the room?
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
a tactic used to mislead or delay
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
carry out
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
having passed out of existence
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading What was he waiting for?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was he waiting for?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Were the vanished people to reappear, armed with new weapons, and take the Asians prisoners?
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
From this reading The words were easily spoken but Zen knew that West was actually stalling for time.
Chapter 9 of Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 410 sentences of Doomsday Eve, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Doomsday Eve by Robert Moore Williams exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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