Chapter 2 of Greylorn is here in full — 1049 sentences across 210 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Greylorn is here in full — 1049 sentences across 210 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I expected trouble when I left the bridge. The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence. The ship was silent as I moved along the passageway. Oddly silent, I thought; something was brewing. I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
Chapter 2 of Greylorn is here in full — 1049 sentences across 210 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
From this reading “Oddly silent, I thought; something was brewing.”
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “I expected trouble when I left the bridge.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Oddly silent, I thought; something was brewing.”
a passage between rooms or between buildings
From this reading “The ship was silent as I moved along the passageway.”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.”
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading “The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.”
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading “The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The ship was silent as I moved along the passageway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ship was silent as I moved along the passageway.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
From this reading Oddly silent, I thought; something was brewing.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading I expected trouble when I left the bridge.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I expected trouble when I left the bridge.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I expected trouble when I left the bridge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I expected trouble when I left the bridge.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The ship was silent as I moved along the passageway.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Oddly silent, I thought; something was brewing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
a passage between rooms or between buildings
From this reading The ship was silent as I moved along the passageway.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
release, as from one's grip
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship was silent as I moved along the passageway.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The ship was silent as I moved along the passageway.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Oddly silent, I thought; something was brewing.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
(psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I expected trouble when I left the bridge.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Oddly silent, I thought; something was brewing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I expected trouble when I left the bridge.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
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 I stopped before the door of my cabin, listening; then I put my ear to the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The tension that had been building for many weeks was ready for release in violence.
at the time that
From this reading I expected trouble when I left the bridge.
Chapter 2 of Greylorn by Keith Laumer holds 1049 sentences, grouped into 210 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 1049 sentences of Greylorn, unabridged, divided into 210 reading sections.
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