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Chapter XXXI
Chapter XXXI of The Cosmic Courtship, “Torpeon,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects. He laughed as he fought. He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell. But they still came on, for they were desperate. They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
Chapter XXXI of The Cosmic Courtship, “Torpeon,” is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 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, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He laughed as he fought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they still came on, for they were desperate.
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From this reading But they still came on, for they were desperate.
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From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
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From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
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From this reading But they still came on, for they were desperate.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
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From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they still came on, for they were desperate.
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From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed as he fought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
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From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He laughed as he fought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But they still came on, for they were desperate.
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From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they still came on, for they were desperate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they still came on, for they were desperate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORPEON now fought single-handed against the maddened thousands of his subjects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cleared a space around him, and at every wave of his truncheon a man fell.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they still came on, for they were desperate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They knew that, so long as Torpeon survived, misery, torture, and death would be their portion.
