Chapter 2 of Sword of the Seven Suns is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sword of the Seven Suns is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
If only he could learn the power of these people! The thought buoyed him like a drug. After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited. Whatever power the space-wanderers used was as dead as the Machine. Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.
Chapter 2 of Sword of the Seven Suns is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “buoy” — float on the surface of water
From this reading “The thought buoyed him like a drug.”
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
From this reading “After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.”
administer a drug to
From this reading “The thought buoyed him like a drug.”
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “Whatever power the space-wanderers used was as dead as the Machine.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.”
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading “Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.”
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.
In this reading “After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.”
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 thought buoyed him like a drug.
later than; following
From this reading After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whatever power the space-wanderers used was as dead as the Machine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.
past form of “buoy” — float on the surface of water
From this reading The thought buoyed him like a drug.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Whatever power the space-wanderers used was as dead as the Machine.
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
From this reading After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.
administer a drug to
From this reading The thought buoyed him like a drug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The thought buoyed him like a drug.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The thought buoyed him like a drug.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Whatever power the space-wanderers used was as dead as the Machine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
and nothing more
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever power the space-wanderers used was as dead as the Machine.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If only he could learn the power of these people!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought buoyed him like a drug.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Whatever power the space-wanderers used was as dead as the Machine.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After two days spent in the room, he was dispirited.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever power the space-wanderers used was as dead as the Machine.
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading Flane swore and heaved a wrench at a wall.
Chapter 2 of Sword of the Seven Suns by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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 471 sentences of Sword of the Seven Suns, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Sword of the Seven Suns by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 471 sentences, grouped into 95 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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