Chapter 10 of The Dark Star is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Dark Star is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NONRESISTANCE "Long distance calling you, Mr. Stull. One moment, please.... Here's your party," concluded the operator. Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn. "Who is it?" he inquired sourly.
Chapter 10 of The Dark Star is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “Here's your party," concluded the operator.”
provoking horror
From this reading “Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.”
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “Here's your party," concluded the operator.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.”
someone who transmits a message
From this reading “Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.”
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading NONRESISTANCE "Long distance calling you, Mr. Stull.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Here's your party," concluded the operator.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading NONRESISTANCE "Long distance calling you, Mr. Stull.
provoking horror
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who is it?" he inquired sourly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's your party," concluded the operator.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
crowded or massed together
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Who is it?" he inquired sourly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is it?" he inquired sourly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who is it?" he inquired sourly.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading NONRESISTANCE "Long distance calling you, Mr. Stull.
a particular point in time
From this reading One moment, please....
a form of address for a man
From this reading NONRESISTANCE "Long distance calling you, Mr. Stull.
group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
From this reading NONRESISTANCE "Long distance calling you, Mr. Stull.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One moment, please....
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading Here's your party," concluded the operator.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Here's your party," concluded the operator.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading One moment, please....
in a sleepy manner
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
in a sour manner
From this reading "Who is it?" he inquired sourly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NONRESISTANCE "Long distance calling you, Mr. Stull.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here's your party," concluded the operator.
someone who transmits a message
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
which person or people
From this reading "Who is it?" he inquired sourly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading Stull, huddled sleepily on his bed, picked up the transmitter from the table beside him with a frightful yawn.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NONRESISTANCE "Long distance calling you, Mr. Stull.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here's your party," concluded the operator.
Chapter 10 of The Dark Star by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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 10 holds 362 sentences of The Dark Star, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Dark Star by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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