Chapter 5 of Astounding Stories, June, 1931 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Astounding Stories, June, 1931 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache. He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him. Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake. He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept. Yet he was not there now.
Chapter 5 of Astounding Stories, June, 1931 is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.”
the act of waking
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “_Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “_Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.”
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading “He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.”
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.
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In this reading “He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.”
In this reading “Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.”
In this reading “He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
(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 Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
the act of waking
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
without liveliness
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
immediately past
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet he was not there now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Yet he was not there now.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading He rose to a sitting posture and looked dully about him.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet he was not there now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Dimwittedly he tried to recall all that had passed since he had last been awake.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet he was not there now.
in or at the place that
From this reading He knew he had gone to sleep under the door in the room where Ellen had slept.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Grim Awakening_ Bentley returned to consciousness with a dull headache.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he was not there now.
Chapter 5 of Astounding Stories, June, 1931 by Various holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
Chapter 5 holds 121 sentences of Astounding Stories, June, 1931, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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