Chapter 8 of Twelve Times Zero is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Twelve Times Zero is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary. Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway. The mocking smile was still on her face. "Did you trip?" Kirk got groggily to his feet.
Chapter 8 of Twelve Times Zero is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.”
located inward
From this reading “Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.”
a Scottish church
From this reading “Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “The mocking smile was still on her face.”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.”
an amount of time
From this reading “Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “"Did you trip?"”
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading “Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.”
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 “Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.”
In this reading “Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you trip?"
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The mocking smile was still on her face.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Kirk got groggily to his feet.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Kirk got groggily to his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kirk got groggily to his feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mocking smile was still on her face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
located inward
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
and nothing more
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
a Scottish church
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading The mocking smile was still on her face.
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mocking smile was still on her face.
an amount of time
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The mocking smile was still on her face.
having a supporting base
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
not in physical motion
From this reading The mocking smile was still on her face.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading "Did you trip?"
a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Naia was standing as she had stood before, just beyond the inner doorway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kirk came to with the feeling that his period of unconsciousness had been momentary.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you trip?"
Chapter 8 of Twelve Times Zero by Howard Browne holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 8 holds 237 sentences of Twelve Times Zero, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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