Chapter 18 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 575 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 575 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms. He had lost his staff. His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness. At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him. “What do you intend to do?”
Chapter 18 of A Voyage to Arcturus is here in full — 575 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “accentuate” — to stress, single out as important
From this reading “His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.”
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading “His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading ““What do you intend to do?””
in a restless manner
From this reading “While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.”
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading “He had lost his staff.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.”
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past form of “accentuate” — to stress, single out as important
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
language or humor that is down-to-earth
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you intend to do?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had lost his staff.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had lost his staff.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “What do you intend to do?”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
immediately past
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading He had lost his staff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
in a restless manner
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
From this reading He had lost his staff.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading At last he stopped short in front of Maskull and looked down at him.
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you intend to do?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
during the time that
From this reading While Maskull sat, Corpang walked restlessly to and fro, swinging his arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face was inflamed with suppressed impatience, which accentuated its natural coarseness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you intend to do?”
Chapter 18 of A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay holds 575 sentences, grouped into 115 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.
Chapter 18 holds 575 sentences of A Voyage to Arcturus, unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
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