Chapter 2 of Tonight the Stars Revolt! is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Tonight the Stars Revolt! is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch. Tsk! The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now. He let me go, yes. As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
Chapter 2 of Tonight the Stars Revolt! is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “"We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “"We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."”
a woman priest
From this reading “As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."”
worthless people
From this reading “"We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.”
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading “The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.”
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In this reading “As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He let me go, yes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He let me go, yes.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
a person who holds a high position in a hierarchy
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let me go, yes.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He let me go, yes.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
a woman priest
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
worthless people
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading Tsk!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Hierarch felt that, with luck, Stal Tay would be dead by now.
an affirmative
From this reading He let me go, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as he learned that you and that priestess were in the black pool."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We heard you'd missed killing that scum that lives in the palace by an inch.
Chapter 2 of Tonight the Stars Revolt! by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 466 sentences, grouped into 94 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 466 sentences of Tonight the Stars Revolt!, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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