Chapter 2 of Simple psiman is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Simple psiman is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink. "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth." The Hindu bowed his head. "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply. "Wrong," said Rains.
Chapter 2 of Simple psiman is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “"The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.”
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading “"In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “"I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.”
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading “The Hindu bowed his head.”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “"The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “"The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “"In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."”
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In this reading “"In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."”
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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 "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The Hindu bowed his head.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
take in liquids
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Hindu bowed his head.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading The Hindu bowed his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Hindu bowed his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
and nothing more
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The color doesn't matter," said Rains gravely, and poured himself another drink.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Wrong," said Rains.
a late time of life
From this reading "In seventeen years that comet is due to strike Earth."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've had a feeling of doom since you mentioned the comet," he said simply.
Chapter 2 of Simple psiman by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 2 holds 408 sentences of Simple psiman, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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