Chapter 2 of The Creature from Cleveland Depths is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Creature from Cleveland Depths is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly. He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow. Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper. Beyond, Lake Erie rippled glintingly. "Another bomb-test?"
Chapter 2 of The Creature from Cleveland Depths is here in full — 456 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York
From this reading “Beyond, Lake Erie rippled glintingly.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “"You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.”
-ing form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading “"You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.”
-ing form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.”
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading “Beyond, Lake Erie rippled glintingly.”
a very tall building with many stories
From this reading “Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.”
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “"You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.”
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading “He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.”
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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 Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Another bomb-test?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
a member of an Iroquoian people formerly living on the south shore of Lake Erie in northern Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania and western New York
From this reading Beyond, Lake Erie rippled glintingly.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beyond, Lake Erie rippled glintingly.
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
ten 10s
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Beyond, Lake Erie rippled glintingly.
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
-ing form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
-ing form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
a purple color or pigment
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading Beyond, Lake Erie rippled glintingly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
a very tall building with many stories
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
in the direction of
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
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 He grinned and twitched, then hurried toward the opposite wall, motioning them to follow.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Outside, about a hundred yards beyond the purple glass, rose another ancient glass-walled apartment skyscraper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not luring me down any side trails," Fay said laughingly.
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