Chapter 2 of The Soul Stealers is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Soul Stealers is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note. "Patience...." Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face. Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent. Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.
Chapter 2 of The Soul Stealers is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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replying
From this reading “An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.”
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading “Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.”
a small group of indispensable persons or things
From this reading “Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.”
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading “Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.”
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
From this reading “Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.”
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading “Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.”
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.
In this reading “Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.”
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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 An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.
replying
From this reading An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
a small group of indispensable persons or things
From this reading Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.
being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
the act of retaining something
From this reading An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
held up in the air
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
a brief written record
From this reading An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading "Patience...."
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.
not in physical motion
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading An answering thought; soft, holding a delicate note.
in the direction of
From this reading Then Bryan saw the crystal globe being lifted still higher--toward his face.
precisely as stated
From this reading Behind it the girl's large exotic eyes seemed very intent.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the globe the pulsing of the pale rose core quickened.
Chapter 2 of The Soul Stealers by Chester S. Geier holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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 473 sentences of The Soul Stealers, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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