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Revolt of the Devil Star

Chapter I

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The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.
Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?
<i>The story of Darkness has been told.
Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.
He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.
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Revolt of the Devil Star

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Revolt of the Devil Star is here in full — 499 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/99 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.
/ðə lɔː ʌv ðə ˈjuːnəvɜːrs ˈsteɪtɪd ðæt ɔːl laɪf mʌst kriˈeɪt ənd daɪ/
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Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?
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<i>The story of Darkness has been told.
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Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.
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He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.
/hiː æn ˈenərdʒi ˈkriːtʃər tenz ʌv ˈmɪljənz ʌv maɪlz ɪn ɡɜːrθ sɔːt ðə ˈænsər tuː laɪf/

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.

create verb US /kriˈeɪt/

make or cause to be or to become

From this reading “The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.”

defied verb US /dɪˈfaɪd/

inflected form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading “Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?”

dreamer noun US /ˈdriːmər/

someone who is dreaming

From this reading “Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.”

emptiness noun US /ˈemptinəs/

the state of containing nothing

From this reading “Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.”

girth noun US /ɡɜːrθ/

the distance around a person's body

From this reading “He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.”

immeasurable adjective US /ˌɪˈmeʒəræbəl/

impossible to measure

From this reading “Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.”

tens noun US /tenz/

plural of “ten” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading “He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.”

universes noun US /ˈjuːnəvɜːrsɪz/

plural of “universe” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading “Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

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

between two preposition + noun

In this reading “Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.”

All words in this reading · 51

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

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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 The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading <i>The story of Darkness has been told.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

createverbUS /kriˈeɪt/

make or cause to be or to become

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

DarknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading <i>The story of Darkness has been told.

defiedverbUS /dɪˈfaɪd/

inflected form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

DevilnounUS /ˈdevəl/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

dreadnounUS /dred/

fearful expectation or anticipation

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

dreamernounUS /ˈdriːmər/

someone who is dreaming

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/

the state of containing nothing

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

energynounUS /ˈenərdʒi/

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

girthnounUS /ɡɜːrθ/

the distance around a person's body

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading <i>The story of Darkness has been told.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

ipronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading <i>The story of Darkness has been told.

immeasurableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmeʒəræbəl/

impossible to measure

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

LawnounUS /lɔː/

the collection of rules imposed by authority

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

lightlessadjective

giving no light

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

millionsnounUS /ˈmɪljənz/

plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

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

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/

that is looked for

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

StarnounUS /stɑːr/

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Devil Star defied the law--for did he not know the dread secret of his birth?

statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/

declared as fact; explicitly stated

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading <i>The story of Darkness has been told.

tensnounUS /tenz/

plural of “ten” — the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He, an energy creature tens of millions of miles in girth, sought the answer to life.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading <i>The story of Darkness has been told.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

UniversenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The Law of the Universe stated that all life must create and die.

universesnounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrsɪz/

plural of “universe” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Darkness, the dreamer who crossed the immeasurable gulf of lightless emptiness between two universes.

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