Chapter 2 of Earth needs a killer is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Earth needs a killer is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She caught my confusion. "Durach, same man as LeStrang. Here he is Durach." Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path. "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
Chapter 2 of Earth needs a killer is here in full — 536 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “She caught my confusion.”
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading “Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.”
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading “"We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.”
with low volume
From this reading “"We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.”
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 “"We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.”
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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 Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Durach, same man as LeStrang.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading She caught my confusion.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading She caught my confusion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Durach, same man as LeStrang.
any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he is Durach."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here he is Durach."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here he is Durach."
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 "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
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 Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Durach, same man as LeStrang.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Durach, same man as LeStrang.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She caught my confusion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
a course of conduct
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Durach, same man as LeStrang.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She caught my confusion.
with low volume
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
a hypothetical mode of instantaneous transportation; matter is dematerialized at one place and recreated at another
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Reeta turned, led me through a wall of fern branches and onto a different path.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We could go to my brother Carleth the other way," she said softly--referring, I knew, to teleportation.
Chapter 2 of Earth needs a killer by Bryce Walton holds 536 sentences, grouped into 108 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 2 holds 536 sentences of Earth needs a killer, unabridged, divided into 108 reading sections.
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