Chapter 2 of Engines of the Gods is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Engines of the Gods is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The voice interrupted him. It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant. It called: "Kortha. Come where I can see you, Kortha. I want to talk to you."
Chapter 2 of Engines of the Gods is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “It called: "Kortha.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.”
malicious satisfaction
From this reading “It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.”
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading “It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “The voice interrupted him.”
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading “It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I want to talk to you."”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.”
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.
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In this reading “It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.”
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It called: "Kortha.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Come where I can see you, Kortha.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come where I can see you, Kortha.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
malicious satisfaction
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
in a harsh or unkind manner
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The voice interrupted him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Come where I can see you, Kortha.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading The voice interrupted him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It called: "Kortha.
being on the outside or further from a center
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Come where I can see you, Kortha.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I want to talk to you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voice interrupted him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to talk to you."
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It came from the outer chamber: harshly gloating, unrelievedly triumphant.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice interrupted him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to talk to you."
in or at the place that
From this reading Come where I can see you, Kortha.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come where I can see you, Kortha.
Chapter 2 of Engines of the Gods by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of Engines of the Gods, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Engines of the Gods by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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