Chapter 2 of The shadow girl is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The shadow girl is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred. The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing. The tower was there; the tower had not moved--in Space. We had first seen it in some far-distant realm--of Time. And it had moved, not in Space, but in Time.
Chapter 2 of The shadow girl is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving as an essential component
From this reading “The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.”
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “We had first seen it in some far-distant realm--of Time.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “The tower was there; the tower had not moved--in Space.”
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading “The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.”
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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 THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it had moved, not in Space, but in Time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And it had moved, not in Space, but in Time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
serving as an essential component
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
rid of obstructions
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
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From this reading We had first seen it in some far-distant realm--of Time.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We had first seen it in some far-distant realm--of Time.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
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 THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The tower was there; the tower had not moved--in Space.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tower was there; the tower had not moved--in Space.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading We had first seen it in some far-distant realm--of Time.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We had first seen it in some far-distant realm--of Time.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We had first seen it in some far-distant realm--of Time.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The tower was there; the tower had not moved--in Space.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We had first seen it in some far-distant realm--of Time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading The tower was there; the tower had not moved--in Space.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
plural of “vision” — a vivid mental image
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The little fragment of Space occupied by Central Park, was throughout both the visions, what we had been seeing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THRESHOLD OF A MYSTERY It was clear to us, or at least in part, what had occurred.
Chapter 2 of The shadow girl by Ray Cummings holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 176 sentences of The shadow girl, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The shadow girl by Ray Cummings exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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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