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Into the fourth dimension

Chapter XIV

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THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.
Brutar had turned away.
Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!
We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.
I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Into the fourth dimension

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Into the fourth dimension is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.
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Brutar had turned away.
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Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!
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We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.
/wiː wɪl ɪˈskeɪp maɪ ɑːrm riːtʃt fɔːr biː/
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I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Bee noun US /biː/

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading “THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.”

evil noun US /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading “Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!”

fling verb US /flɪŋ/

throw with force or recklessness

From this reading “I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....”

intensely adverb US /ˌɪnˈtensli/

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading “I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....”

murmured verb US /ˈmɜːrmərd/

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading “Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!”

prompted verb US /ˈprɑːmptɪd/

past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action

From this reading “Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!”

realm noun US /relm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading “THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.”

void adjective US /vɔɪd/

lacking any legal or binding force

From this reading “I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

armnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Brutar had turned away.

BeenounUS /biː/

any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

Brutar

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

Eo

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From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

escapenounUS /ɪˈskeɪp/

the act of escaping physically

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

flingverbUS /flɪŋ/

throw with force or recklessness

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Brutar had turned away.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

intenselyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtensli/

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

lolos

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

murmuredverbUS /ˈmɜːrmərd/

past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

promptedverbUS /ˈprɑːmptɪd/

past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

REALMnounUS /relm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Eo--prompted, I had no doubt, by Bee--murmured, "This is evil!

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Brutar had turned away.

voidadjectiveUS /vɔɪd/

lacking any legal or binding force

From this reading I told myself intensely that now we must escape ... now I must fling my thoughts--my mind--out into the void....

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading We will escape--" My arm reached for Bee.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE REALM OF DEATH I must tell again of that moment when we--Bee and I--were standing beside the lolos field with Brutar and Eo.

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