Chapter 8 of The planet of shame is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The planet of shame is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death. He said, "Take it easy, kids. I'm alive. Really I am." Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
Chapter 8 of The planet of shame is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.”
United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
From this reading “Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.”
lacking orderly continuity
From this reading “Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.”
coat with a glaze
From this reading “Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.”
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “He said, "Take it easy, kids.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.”
In this reading “Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.”
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possessing life
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Really I am."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading He said, "Take it easy, kids.
at any time
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
lacking orderly continuity
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
coat with a glaze
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said, "Take it easy, kids.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Really I am."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm alive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
and nothing more
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
plural of “kid” — a young person of either sex
From this reading He said, "Take it easy, kids.
on one occasion
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really I am."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said, "Take it easy, kids.
cut with a saw
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
carry out
From this reading He said, "Take it easy, kids.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bowdler's smile was as warm as ever, and his face was just as alive as it had been before Comstock saw it glaze in death.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Then all three, Grundy, Helen and Comstock spoke at once, their words garbled, their tones excited.
Chapter 8 of The planet of shame by Bruce Elliott holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
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