Chapter 2 of Forever We Die! is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Forever We Die! is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He stood up. I'm dead, he thought. How can I be standing, if I'm dead? It was dim, but not completely dark. He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
Chapter 2 of Forever We Die! is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading “He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “It was dim, but not completely dark.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “It was dim, but not completely dark.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.”
inflected form of “gag” — prevent from speaking out
From this reading “He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.”
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading “He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “How can I be standing, if I'm dead?”
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 “He stood up.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
uttered without voice
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I'm dead, he thought.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
remove the dust from
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
inflected form of “gag” — prevent from speaking out
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm dead, he thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading He breathed deeply, and gagged on plaster dust.
having a supporting base
From this reading How can I be standing, if I'm dead?
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood up.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I'm dead, he thought.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stood up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dim, but not completely dark.
Chapter 2 of Forever We Die! by Stephen Marlowe holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 160 sentences of Forever We Die!, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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