Chapter 2 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Lyte!" she called laughingly back. "I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered. "Sim!" she repeated it, flashing on. "I'll remember!" Dark nudged his ribs.
Chapter 2 of The Creatures That Time Forgot is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.”
a short vivid experience
From this reading “"Sim!" she repeated it, flashing on.”
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading “"Lyte!" she called laughingly back.”
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading “Dark nudged his ribs.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"I'll remember!"”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Sim!" she repeated it, flashing on.”
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading “Dark nudged his ribs.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Lyte!" she called laughingly back.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading "I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Lyte!" she called laughingly back.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading "I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark nudged his ribs.
a short vivid experience
From this reading "Sim!" she repeated it, flashing on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dark nudged his ribs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll remember!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sim!" she repeated it, flashing on.
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading "Lyte!" she called laughingly back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lyte!" she called laughingly back.
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading Dark nudged his ribs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Sim!" she repeated it, flashing on.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "I'll remember!"
recurring again and again
From this reading "Sim!" she repeated it, flashing on.
plural of “rib” — support resembling the rib of an animal
From this reading Dark nudged his ribs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Lyte!" she called laughingly back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm Sim," he answered, confused and bewildered.
Chapter 2 of The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of The Creatures That Time Forgot, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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