Chapter 12 of A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON. "Have I been long away?" I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting. "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas. "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
Chapter 12 of A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading “"It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.”
for this reason
From this reading “"I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “"It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “"I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.”
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “"I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.”
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading “I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
for this reason
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Have I been long away?"
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
the middle of the day
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SECRETS OF THE SUN AND MOON.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
in a vertical position; not sloping
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
in or at the place that
From this reading I asked, as I raised myself upright in the chair where I had been resting.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "It is now Friday evening, and within a few minutes of midnight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I sent you from hence on Thursday morning at noon," replied Heliobas.
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