Chapter 2 of Gods of Space is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Gods of Space is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward! * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood. He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him. Weird and ghastly combat. He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
Chapter 2 of Gods of Space is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
become glassy; lose clear vision
From this reading “* * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.”
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading “* * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.”
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “Weird and ghastly combat.”
past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to
From this reading “He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.”
the act of moving forward suddenly
From this reading “And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!”
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading “He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.”
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
From this reading “He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “Weird and ghastly combat.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
become glassy; lose clear vision
From this reading * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading Weird and ghastly combat.
intentionally conceived
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading Weird and ghastly combat.
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
provoking horror
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
intense and profound fear
From this reading * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
the act of moving forward suddenly
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.
any soft or soggy mass
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
uttered with a trill
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
push forcefully
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * It was a blur, a chaos of utter horror to Atwood.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading Weird and ghastly combat.
at the time that
From this reading He had no time to do more than thrust Ah-li behind him when the monster was upon him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And then, with a rolling lunge, it hurled itself forward!
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading He was conscious of being engulfed by the horrible glutinous mass as the noisome saffron pulp wrapped itself around him.
Chapter 2 of Gods of Space by Ray Cummings holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 416 sentences of Gods of Space, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Gods of Space by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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