Chapter 8 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt. I had left the call open. It was Hanley. I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn. Hanley's microscopic voice: "Phil?
Chapter 8 of Astounding Stories of Super-Science is here in full — 329 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “_The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.”
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “_The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.”
a very large pot that is used for boiling
From this reading “_The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.”
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading “I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.”
past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter
From this reading “I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.”
of or relating to or used in microscopy
From this reading “Hanley's microscopic voice: "Phil?”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “_The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.”
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading “_The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.”
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aroused or activated
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
a very large pot that is used for boiling
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
the first light of day
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
-ing form of “eye” — look at
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had left the call open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Hanley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hanley's microscopic voice: "Phil?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Hanley.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I had left the call open.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
of or relating to or used in microscopy
From this reading Hanley's microscopic voice: "Phil?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I had left the call open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hanley's microscopic voice: "Phil?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
like the short high ringing sound of a small bell
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Hanley's microscopic voice: "Phil?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Mine in the Cauldron Depths_ I was awakened by the tinkling, buzzing call of the radio-diaphragm beneath my shirt.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I lay down, eyeing my window which now was illumined by the flat light of dawn.
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