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When Kohonnes Screamed
When Kohonnes Screamed

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of When Kohonnes Screamed is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.
Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?
The spaceship was changing shape all around him.
The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.
The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.
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When Kohonnes Screamed

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of When Kohonnes Screamed is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.
Line 2
Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?
Line 3
The spaceship was changing shape all around him.
/ðə ˈspeɪsʃɪp wɑːz ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ ʃeɪp ɔːl ərˈaʊnd hɪm/
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The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.
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The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.
/ðə flɔːr wɑːz æn əˈnendɪŋ ˈsɪriz ʌv ˈlɪtəl weɪvz ənd ðə ˈsiːlɪŋ ˈmeltəd tuː drɑːp ˈlɪkwəd ˈpeləts/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bubbles noun US /ˈbʌbəlz/

plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

From this reading “The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.”

bulged verb US /bʌldʒd/

past form of “bulge” — swell or protrude outwards

From this reading “The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.”

curving adjective US /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading “The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.”

distort verb US /dɪˈstɔːrt/

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

From this reading “Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?”

pellets noun US /ˈpeləts/

plural of “pellet” — a small sphere

From this reading “The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.”

spaceship noun US /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/

a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

From this reading “The spaceship was changing shape all around him.”

unending adjective US /əˈnendɪŋ/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading “The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.”

writhe verb US /rɪθ/

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

From this reading “Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

men's souls noun + noun counted as “men's soul”

In this reading “Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?”

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

abominablyadverb

in an offensive and hateful manner

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The spaceship was changing shape all around him.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

anglesnounUS /ˈæŋɡəlz/

plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading The spaceship was changing shape all around him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

breathedadjectiveUS /briːðd/

uttered without voice

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

bubblesnounUS /ˈbʌbəlz/

plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

bulgedverbUS /bʌldʒd/

past form of “bulge” — swell or protrude outwards

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

ceilingnounUS /ˈsiːlɪŋ/

the overhead upper surface of a covered space

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

changingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

marked by continuous change or effective action

From this reading The spaceship was changing shape all around him.

couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?

crawlverbUS /krɔːl/

move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

crazyadjectiveUS /ˈkreɪzi/

affected with madness or insanity

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

curvingadjectiveUS /ˈkɜːrvɪŋ/

having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

distortverbUS /dɪˈstɔːrt/

make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

From this reading Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?

dropverbUS /drɑːp/

let fall to the ground

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

giantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

glassine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The spaceship was changing shape all around him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

inwardadjectiveUS /ˈɪnwərd/

relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

Kohonnes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/

existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

meltedadjectiveUS /ˈmeltəd/

changed from a solid to a liquid state

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

men'snounUS /menz/

a public toilet for men

From this reading Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

pelletsnounUS /ˈpeləts/

plural of “pellet” — a small sphere

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

seriesnounUS /ˈsɪriz/

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading The spaceship was changing shape all around him.

slopedadjective

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

soulsnounUS /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?

spaceshipnounUS /ˈspeɪsʃɪp/

a spacecraft designed to carry a crew into interstellar space (especially in science fiction)

From this reading The spaceship was changing shape all around him.

stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

unendingadjectiveUS /əˈnendɪŋ/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The spaceship was changing shape all around him.

watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

wavesnounUS /weɪvz/

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading The floor was an unending series of little waves, and the ceiling melted to drop liquid pellets.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Why couldn't he distort men's souls also?

windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading The curving walls sloped inward at crazy angles, and the glassine windows bulged like giant bubbles.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

writheverbUS /rɪθ/

to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

From this reading Kohonnes breathed out across his little world and made the waters back up and the stones crawl and the trees writhe abominably.

Chapter 1 of When Kohonnes Screamed by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

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Chapter 1 holds 404 sentences of When Kohonnes Screamed, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of When Kohonnes Screamed by Gardner F. (Gardner Francis) Fox exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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Vocabulary met early in When Kohonnes Screamed

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Kohonnes
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Breathed
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Across
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Little
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