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The Planet That Time Forgot

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Planet That Time Forgot is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.
Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.
Planet "P"--the colossus that Time forgot!
She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.
She, Oomith, _mataiya_ of Toom.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Planet That Time Forgot

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Planet That Time Forgot is here in full — 489 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.
/aʊt bɪˈɑːnd ˈfɜːrθəst ˈpluːtoʊ bɪˈɑːnd peɪl ˈneptuːn rɔːrd ðə ˈstɑːrdʌst/
Line 2
Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.
/ˈrɑːkətɪŋ təˈwɔːrd ðə ˈmɑːnstrəs nuː ˈplænət ðæt fɪld ðə ˈhevənz/
Line 3
Planet "P"--the colossus that Time forgot!
Line 4
She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.
Line 5
She, Oomith, _mataiya_ of Toom.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

battlements noun US /ˈbætəlmənts/

plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

From this reading “She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.”

colossus noun US /kəˈlɑːsəs/

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

From this reading “Planet "P"--the colossus that Time forgot!”

furthest adverb US /ˈfɜːrθəst/

to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)

From this reading “Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.”

Neptune noun US /ˈneptuːn/

(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

From this reading “Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.”

Pluto noun US /ˈpluːtoʊ/

a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

From this reading “Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.”

Rocketing verb US /ˈrɑːkətɪŋ/

-ing form of “rocket” — shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

From this reading “Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.”

splashing noun US /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

From this reading “She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.”

Stardust noun US /ˈstɑːrdʌst/

a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

new planet adjective + noun

In this reading “Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.”

stood upon verb + particle

In this reading “She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.”

All words in this reading · 41

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.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

battlementsnounUS /ˈbætəlmənts/

plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

colossusnounUS /kəˈlɑːsəs/

someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful

From this reading Planet "P"--the colossus that Time forgot!

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.

forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Planet "P"--the colossus that Time forgot!

furthestadverbUS /ˈfɜːrθəst/

to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

heavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

mataiya

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She, Oomith, _mataiya_ of Toom.

monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/

abnormally large

From this reading Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.

NeptunenounUS /ˈneptuːn/

(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

Oomith

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She, Oomith, _mataiya_ of Toom.

OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/

used of a height or viewpoint

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Planet "P"--the colossus that Time forgot!

palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

paleadjectiveUS /peɪl/

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

planetnounUS /ˈplænət/

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light

From this reading Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.

PlutonounUS /ˈpluːtoʊ/

a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/

the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

RocketingverbUS /ˈrɑːkətɪŋ/

-ing form of “rocket” — shoot up abruptly, like a rocket

From this reading Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

splashingnounUS /ˈsplæʃɪŋ/

the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

StardustnounUS /ˈstɑːrdʌst/

a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/

the rays of the sun

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Out beyond furthest Pluto, beyond pale Neptune, roared the _Stardust_.

TimenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Planet "P"--the colossus that Time forgot!

Toom

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Rocketing toward the monstrous new planet that filled the heavens.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She stood upon the high battlements of the palace, overlooking the land of Toom, with sunlight splashing over the beauty and radiance of her.

Chapter 1 of The Planet That Time Forgot by Donald A. Wollheim holds 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Planet That Time Forgot contain?

Chapter 1 holds 489 sentences of The Planet That Time Forgot, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Planet That Time Forgot by Donald A. Wollheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 489 sentences, grouped into 98 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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Vocabulary met early in The Planet That Time Forgot

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Beyond
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Furthest
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Pluto
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Neptune
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