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Mo-Sanshon!

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Mo-Sanshon! is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I’ll come,” he said.
It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.
* * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.
There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.
The Mo-Sanshon were killing him with sound.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mo-Sanshon!

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Mo-Sanshon! is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I’ll come,” he said.
Line 2
It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.
/ɪt iːzd hɪz ˈbædli dɪˈprest ˈiːɡoʊ tuː ədˈmɪt ðə ˈɑːbviəs/
Line 3
* * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.
Line 4
There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.
/ðer wɑːz noʊ taɪm ɪn ðə ˈblæknəs soʊ ðæt fərˈevər ənd naʊ ɔːl ˈkɑːnsepts ʌv taɪm mɜːrdʒd ˈɪntuː ˈoʊnli peɪn/
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The Mo-Sanshon were killing him with sound.

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.

concepts noun US /ˈkɑːnsepts/

plural of “concept” — an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading “There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.”

eased adjective US /iːzd/

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading “It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.”

ego noun US /ˈiːɡoʊ/

an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

From this reading “It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.”

indefinitely adverb US /ˌɪnˈdefənətli/

to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time

From this reading “* * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.”

indescribable adjective US /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

defying expression or description

From this reading “* * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.”

intermingled verb US /ˌɪntərˈmɪŋɡəld/

past form of “intermingle” — combine into one

From this reading “* * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.”

merged adjective US /mɜːrdʒd/

formed or united into a whole

From this reading “There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.”

stygian adjective US /ˈstɪdʒiən/

hellish

From this reading “* * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

intermingled with verb + particle counted as “intermingle with”

In this reading “* * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.”

All words in this reading · 48

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 * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

admitverbUS /ədˈmɪt/

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

badlyadverbUS /ˈbædli/

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

BlacknessnounUS /ˈblæknəs/

the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “I’ll come,” he said.

conceptsnounUS /ˈkɑːnsepts/

plural of “concept” — an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/

lower than previously

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

easedadjectiveUS /iːzd/

(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

egonounUS /ˈiːɡoʊ/

an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

eternitynounUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəti/

time without end

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/

for a limitless time

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I’ll come,” he said.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Mo-Sanshon were killing him with sound.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

I'll

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

From this reading “I’ll come,” he said.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

indefinitelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdefənətli/

to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/

defying expression or description

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

intermingledverbUS /ˌɪntərˈmɪŋɡəld/

past form of “intermingle” — combine into one

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

killingnounUS /ˈkɪlɪŋ/

an event that causes someone to die

From this reading The Mo-Sanshon were killing him with sound.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

mergedadjectiveUS /mɜːrdʒd/

formed or united into a whole

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

Mo-Sanshon

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

From this reading The Mo-Sanshon were killing him with sound.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

prolongedadjectiveUS /prəˈlɔːŋd/

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

psychocell

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

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I’ll come,” he said.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

soundnounUS /saʊnd/

the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The Mo-Sanshon were killing him with sound.

stygianadjectiveUS /ˈstɪdʒiən/

hellish

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It eased his badly depressed ego to admit the obvious.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading There was no time in the blackness, so that forever and now, all concepts of time, merged into only pain.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading The Mo-Sanshon were killing him with sound.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading * * * * * Blackness and indescribable pain indefinitely prolonged, intermingled with a kind of eternity in the stygian night of the psychocell.

Chapter 2 of Mo-Sanshon! by Bryce Walton 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.

What does chapter 2 of Mo-Sanshon! contain?

Chapter 2 holds 416 sentences of Mo-Sanshon!, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Mo-Sanshon!

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mo-Sanshon!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Mo-sanshon
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mo-Sanshon!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Professor
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mo-Sanshon!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Earth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mo-Sanshon!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Almost
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mo-Sanshon!; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.