Chapter 5 of Dread-Flame of M'Tonak is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dread-Flame of M'Tonak is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions. Whenever I brought it back, it had ... _fed_. You understand? It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
Chapter 5 of Dread-Flame of M'Tonak is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed crosswise
From this reading “"Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.”
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading “"Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “"Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “"Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!”
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Whenever I brought it back, it had ...”
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In this reading “"Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Whenever I brought it back, it had ...
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Whenever I brought it back, it had ...
placed crosswise
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading _fed_.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whenever I brought it back, it had ...
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Whenever I brought it back, it had ...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
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From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "Fully a dozen times now it has crossed the dimensions.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading You understand?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever I brought it back, it had ...
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It was satiating itself upon the populace of that other world!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You understand?
Chapter 5 of Dread-Flame of M'Tonak by Henry Hasse holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 400 sentences of Dread-Flame of M'Tonak, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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