Chapter 3 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The question was answered with silence. He had just killed dozens of men. They all knew one more would hardly matter. 7:52 P.M. Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
Chapter 3 of Project Cyclops is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large number or amount
From this reading “He had just killed dozens of men.”
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading “Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.”
planks collectively; a quantity of planks
From this reading “Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.”
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading “Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.”
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From this reading 7:52 P.M.
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From this reading 7:52 P.M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
(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 They all knew one more would hardly matter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The question was answered with silence.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
a large number or amount
From this reading He had just killed dozens of men.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had just killed dozens of men.
only a very short time before
From this reading They all knew one more would hardly matter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just killed dozens of men.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
and nothing more
From this reading He had just killed dozens of men.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading He had just killed dozens of men.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They all knew one more would hardly matter.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 7:52 P.M.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading They all knew one more would hardly matter.
the force of workers available
From this reading He had just killed dozens of men.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They all knew one more would hardly matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had just killed dozens of men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They all knew one more would hardly matter.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading 7:52 P.M.
planks collectively; a quantity of planks
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The question was answered with silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The question was answered with silence.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
past form of “stow” — fill by packing tightly
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question was answered with silence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all knew one more would hardly matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance pulled himself across the planking and stretched for a box of gear stowed beneath the stern platform.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question was answered with silence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The question was answered with silence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They all knew one more would hardly matter.
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