Drome

Chapter XII

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WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

"The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

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Drome John Martin Leahy

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Drome is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice. Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?" "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving. And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed. Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

Drome

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Drome is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

Line 2

Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

/ðen aɪ sed huː ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðæt paɪl wʊd ˈevər driːm ðæt ðer wɑːz ˈeniθɪŋ mɪˈstɪriəs ənd ˈterəbəl əˈbaʊt ɪt ˈeniθɪŋ ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

Line 3

"The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

/ðə pleɪs ˈmɪltən roʊdz rɪˈtɜːrnd ˈsɜːrtənli hæz æn ˈɪnəsənt lʊk bʌt lʊks juː noʊ ɑːr ˈɔːfən dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/

Line 4

And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

Line 5

Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

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deceiving verb US /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/

-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading “"The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.”

Milton noun US /ˈmɪltən/

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading “"The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.”

pile noun US /paɪl/

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading “Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"”

reared verb US /rɪrd/

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading “WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.”

Rhodes noun US /roʊdz/

British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa

From this reading “"The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.”

ruins noun US /ˈruːənz/

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

scientific adjective US /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

of or relating to the practice of science

Scranton noun US /ˈskræntən/

an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania

From this reading “Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."”

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particular instance adjective + noun

In this reading “And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.”

living soul noun + noun

In this reading “Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."”

in the midst preposition + article + noun counted as “in … midst”

the middle or central part or point

In this reading “WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.”

dark mass noun + noun

poor girl adjective + noun

In this reading “Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."”

stood there verb + particle

in silence preposition + noun

For a space preposition + article + noun counted as “for … space”

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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 WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

crevassed

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From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

deceivingverbUS /dɪˈsiːvɪŋ/

-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

ENTERverbUS /ˈentər/

to come or go into

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

horribleadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəbəl/

provoking horror

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

how

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

From this reading And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

icenounUS /aɪs/

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

innocentadjectiveUS /ˈɪnəsənt/

free from evil or guilt

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/

an occurrence of something

From this reading And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

massnounUS /mæs/

the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

midstnounUS /mɪdst/

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

MiltonnounUS /ˈmɪltən/

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

of an obscure nature

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

pilenounUS /paɪl/

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

rearedverbUS /rɪrd/

past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

RhodesnounUS /roʊdz/

British colonial financier and statesman in South Africa

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

ruinsnounUS /ˈruːənz/

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/

of or relating to the practice of science

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

ScrantonnounUS /ˈskræntən/

an industrial city of northeastern Pennsylvania

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

spacenounUS /speɪs/

the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

templenounUS /ˈtempəl/

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

WEpronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading And how deceiving in this particular instance, that we know full well indeed.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading WE ENTER THEIR SHADOW For a space we stood there in silence looking at that dark mass which reared itself up, like a temple in ruins I thought, in the midst of the crevassed ice.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Then I said: "Who, looking at that pile, would ever dream that there was anything mysterious and terrible about it, anything _scientific_?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "The place," Milton Rhodes returned, "certainly has an innocent look; but looks, you know, are often deceiving.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading Besides Scranton, yourself and me, not a living soul knows how horrible was the death of that poor girl."

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