Chapter 10 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Gladly, colonel. I wish we had other weapons." "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered. XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect. In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
Chapter 10 of Doomsday Eve is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading “In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.”
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading “XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.”
past form of “drone” — make a monotonous low dull sound
From this reading “XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.”
plural of “hinterland” — a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading “In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.”
electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
From this reading “XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.”
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading “XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.”
school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
From this reading “"We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.”
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading “XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
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 "Gladly, colonel.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.
past form of “drone” — make a monotonous low dull sound
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
in a willing manner
From this reading "Gladly, colonel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish we had other weapons."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.
plural of “hinterland” — a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish we had other weapons."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
engage in
From this reading "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.
the force of workers available
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I wish we had other weapons."
above and across; more than
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a deep cavern in the hinterlands of Asia, men responded to the command coming over the speaker system.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wish we had other weapons."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading I wish we had other weapons."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish we had other weapons."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
From this reading "We'll make do with what we have," Zen answered.
indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
From this reading XIV "Zero minus one hour," the loudspeaker droned, in a Chinese dialect.
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