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Keeper of the Deathless Sleep

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Keeper of the Deathless Sleep is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.
_"We cannot fight," Antaran said.
"Not now....
We must be patient a while longer.
Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Keeper of the Deathless Sleep

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Keeper of the Deathless Sleep is here in full — 512 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.
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_"We cannot fight," Antaran said.
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"Not now....
/nɑːt naʊ/
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We must be patient a while longer.
/wiː mʌst biː ˈpeɪʃənt ə waɪl ˈlɔːŋɡər/
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Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

Learner Dictionary

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banded adjective US /ˈbændɪd/

identified with a band especially around a leg

From this reading “Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.”

menace verb US /ˈmenəs/

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading “Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.”

Saturn noun US /ˈsætərn/

a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

From this reading “Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.”

Solar adjective US /ˈsoʊlər/

relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun

From this reading “Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.”

spawned verb US /spɔːnd/

past form of “spawn” — call forth

From this reading “Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.”

stronghold noun US /ˈstrɔːŋhoʊld/

a strongly fortified defensive structure

From this reading “Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.”

Venus noun US /ˈviːnəs/

the second nearest planet to the sun

From this reading “Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"”

Vulcan noun US /ˈvʌlkən/

(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

From this reading “Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Solar System adjective + noun

the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field

In this reading “Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We must be patient a while longer.

allotropicadjective

of or related to or exhibiting allotropism

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

Antaran

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

From this reading _"We cannot fight," Antaran said.

bandedadjectiveUS /ˈbændɪd/

identified with a band especially around a leg

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

basenounUS /beɪs/

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading We must be patient a while longer.

brainsnounUS /breɪnz/

plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

cannot

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

From this reading _"We cannot fight," Antaran said.

Correlator

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

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

Energasts

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

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _"We cannot fight," Antaran said.

fleetnounUS /fliːt/

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/

highest in quality

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/

plural of “hold” — the act of grasping

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

leadingadjectiveUS /ˈliːdɪŋ/

indicating the most important performer or role

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/

for more time

From this reading We must be patient a while longer.

mache

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

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

menaceverbUS /ˈmenəs/

pose a threat to; present a danger to

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

metalnounUS /ˈmetəl/

any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading We must be patient a while longer.

Nardon

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

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not now....

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading "Not now....

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

papier

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

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

patientnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənt/

a person who requires medical care

From this reading We must be patient a while longer.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading _"We cannot fight," Antaran said.

SaturnnounUS /ˈsætərn/

a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

SolaradjectiveUS /ˈsoʊlər/

relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

spawnedverbUS /spɔːnd/

past form of “spawn” — call forth

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

strongholdnounUS /ˈstrɔːŋhoʊld/

a strongly fortified defensive structure

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

SystemnounUS /ˈsɪstəm/

instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

VenusnounUS /ˈviːnəs/

the second nearest planet to the sun

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

VulcannounUS /ˈvʌlkən/

(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Nardon, the Correlator, had banded together the greatest brains of the Solar System to battle the menace spawned by Saturn--was leading them into the stronghold of the Energasts themselves.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _"We cannot fight," Antaran said.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading We must be patient a while longer.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Venus still holds the secret of Vulcan base and without allotropic metal our fleet would be so much papier mache!"

Chapter 1 of Keeper of the Deathless Sleep by Albert, -1957 dePina holds 512 sentences, grouped into 103 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.

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Vocabulary met early in Keeper of the Deathless Sleep

Words and structures a reader meets early in Keeper of the Deathless Sleep, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Nardon
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Correlator
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Banded
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Together
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