Chapter 2 of Oberheim (Voices): A Chronicle of War is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Oberheim (Voices): A Chronicle of War is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Be careful." "I will." He pulled away and stood in the entrance. He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone. He did not return that night.
Chapter 2 of Oberheim (Voices): A Chronicle of War is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “"Be careful."”
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading “He pulled away and stood in the entrance.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “He pulled away and stood in the entrance.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “He did not return that night.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.”
nonexistent
From this reading “He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He pulled away and stood in the entrance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He pulled away and stood in the entrance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be careful."
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "Be careful."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not return that night.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading He pulled away and stood in the entrance.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pulled away and stood in the entrance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pulled away and stood in the entrance.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He did not return that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not return that night.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading He pulled away and stood in the entrance.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He did not return that night.
express in words
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He pulled away and stood in the entrance.
in a strange manner
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He did not return that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He pulled away and stood in the entrance.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
nonexistent
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked back at her strangely, hesitated as if wanting to say more, then turned and was gone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will."
Chapter 2 of Oberheim (Voices): A Chronicle of War by Christopher Leadem holds 419 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.
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