Chapter 1 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mad, impossible world! Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days! Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape! ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself! During the night, Sim was born.
Chapter 1 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 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 “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading “Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!”
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading “... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!”
being one more than seven
From this reading “Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!”
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading “... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!”
roused to anger
From this reading “Mad, impossible world!”
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
From this reading “Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!”
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 “Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!”
In this reading “During the night, Sim was born.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
brought into existence
From this reading During the night, Sim was born.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
past form of “condense” — undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the night, Sim was born.
being one more than seven
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Mad, impossible world!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
roused to anger
From this reading Mad, impossible world!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
and nothing more
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
transport commercially
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sun-blasted by day, cold-wracked by night--and life condensed by radiation into eight days!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sim eyed the Ship--if he only dared reach it and escape!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ... but it was more than half an hour distant--the limit of life itself!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Mad, impossible world!
Chapter 1 of The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 428 sentences of The Creatures That Time Forgot, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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