Chapter 17 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre. Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him. It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all. “What time is it?” Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.
Chapter 17 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.”
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading “It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.”
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From this reading It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.
later than; following
From this reading Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.
(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 It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What time is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
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 Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.
having a supporting base
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
up to a particular time
From this reading Maskull did not awaken till long after Blodsombre.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “What time is it?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Maskull asked, rubbing his eyes and sitting up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leehallfae was standing by his side, looking down at him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What time is it?”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It was doubtful whether ae had slept at all.
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