Chapter 2 of The Door Through Space is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Door Through Space is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch. I knew how she felt. For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave. Juli whispered, "Rakhal's is just as bad. Worse."
Chapter 2 of The Door Through Space is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading “For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.”
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.”
a severe or trying experience
From this reading “For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.”
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading “For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.”
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading “For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.”
wander from a direct or straight course
From this reading “For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.”
not neat and tidy
From this reading “For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Juli whispered, "Rakhal's is just as bad.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Juli whispered, "Rakhal's is just as bad.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
for the reason that
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I knew how she felt.
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew how she felt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Juli whispered, "Rakhal's is just as bad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
and nothing more
From this reading Juli whispered, "Rakhal's is just as bad.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew how she felt.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
a severe or trying experience
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juli whispered, "Rakhal's is just as bad.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
cut with a saw
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
plural of “scar” — a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
remove body hair with a razor
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew how she felt.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Juli raised her eyes slowly, and I saw her flinch.
wander from a direct or straight course
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
not neat and tidy
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Juli whispered, "Rakhal's is just as bad.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Worse."
a late time of life
From this reading For three years I had kept my mirror covered, growing an untidy straggle of beard because it hid the scars and saved me the ordeal of facing myself to shave.
Chapter 2 of The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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 464 sentences of The Door Through Space, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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