Chapter 14 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The morning slowly passed. Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes. He sat up, blinking. All was night-like and silent in the forest. The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
Chapter 14 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading “He sat up, blinking.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.”
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading “Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “All was night-like and silent in the forest.”
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “All was night-like and silent in the forest.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 All was night-like and silent in the forest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
closing the eyes intermittently and rapidly
From this reading He sat up, blinking.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading All was night-like and silent in the forest.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up, blinking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All was night-like and silent in the forest.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning slowly passed.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All was night-like and silent in the forest.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The morning slowly passed.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat up, blinking.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading All was night-like and silent in the forest.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The morning slowly passed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Maskull made some convulsive movements, and opened his eyes.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning slowly passed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He sat up, blinking.
having passed out of existence
From this reading The strange light had gone, the music had ceased, Dreamsinter had vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was night-like and silent in the forest.
Chapter 14 of A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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