Chapter 7 of The Door Through Space is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Door Through Space is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed. "I thought it might be you, Cargill. You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here. Come on in," said Rakhal Sensar. CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
Chapter 7 of The Door Through Space is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.”
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading “You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.”
without strain or anxiety
From this reading “It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I thought it might be you, Cargill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought it might be you, Cargill.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on in," said Rakhal Sensar.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
(of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought it might be you, Cargill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come on in," said Rakhal Sensar.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
for more time
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I thought it might be you, Cargill.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on in," said Rakhal Sensar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on in," said Rakhal Sensar.
without strain or anxiety
From this reading It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Come on in," said Rakhal Sensar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on in," said Rakhal Sensar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It drew into a hideous grin, then relaxed.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought it might be you, Cargill.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
a late time of life
From this reading CHAPTER FIFTEEN He hadn't changed much in six years.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought it might be you, Cargill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've taken at least three days longer than I figured, getting here.
Chapter 7 of The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 411 sentences of The Door Through Space, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Door Through Space by Marion Zimmer Bradley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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