Chapter 2 of Proktols of Neptune is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Proktols of Neptune is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But something else was happening down there. The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring. They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened. Then a path opened up. A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
Chapter 2 of Proktols of Neptune is here in full — 514 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading “They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.”
firmly closed or secured
From this reading “They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.”
an event that happens
From this reading “But something else was happening down there.”
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading “A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.”
(of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)
From this reading “A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.”
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading “A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.”
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the middle or central part or point
In this reading “A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.”
In this reading “They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.”
In this reading “The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
(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 seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But something else was happening down there.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But something else was happening down there.
an inhabitant of the earth
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But something else was happening down there.
divisible by two
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
an event that happens
From this reading But something else was happening down there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
(of personal property as opposed to real estate) can be moved from place to place (especially carried by hand)
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Then a path opened up.
a course of conduct
From this reading Then a path opened up.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But something else was happening down there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crowd had become silent, not even a murmuring.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a path opened up.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But something else was happening down there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then a path opened up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But something else was happening down there.
in or at the place that
From this reading They all seemed to be looking in the same direction, away from the dais where the Earthman was fastened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A procession of the large Proktols came through, with something on a movable platform in the midst of them.
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