Chapter 2 of The Sun-Death is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Sun-Death is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly. "Better take us back to Venus." Was the girl trying to bewitch him? Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense? An air of intimacy tingled his senses.
Chapter 2 of The Sun-Death is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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attract; cause to be enamored
From this reading “Was the girl trying to bewitch him?”
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading “Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “"I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.”
close or warm friendship
From this reading “An air of intimacy tingled his senses.”
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading “Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?”
in a quiet and tranquil manner
From this reading “"I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.”
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading “Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?”
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading “"Better take us back to Venus."”
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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 Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading An air of intimacy tingled his senses.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An air of intimacy tingled his senses.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Better take us back to Venus."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Better take us back to Venus."
attract; cause to be enamored
From this reading Was the girl trying to bewitch him?
cause to slow down or get stuck
From this reading Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?
a young female
From this reading Was the girl trying to bewitch him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was the girl trying to bewitch him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An air of intimacy tingled his senses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?
close or warm friendship
From this reading An air of intimacy tingled his senses.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?
in a quiet and tranquil manner
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading An air of intimacy tingled his senses.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
carry out
From this reading "Better take us back to Venus."
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading Bog him down in a tangle of mystic nonsense?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was the girl trying to bewitch him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An air of intimacy tingled his senses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Better take us back to Venus."
hard to endure
From this reading Was the girl trying to bewitch him?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Better take us back to Venus."
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading "Better take us back to Venus."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was the girl trying to bewitch him?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I know--" "That Lodar will die," she completed placidly.
Chapter 2 of The Sun-Death by Stanley Whiteside holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 439 sentences of The Sun-Death, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Sun-Death by Stanley Whiteside exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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