Chapter 3 of Greylorn is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Greylorn is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained. I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me. A blow from somewhere made my head ring. I tried to sit up. I couldn't make it.
Chapter 3 of Greylorn is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “A blow from somewhere made my head ring.”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.”
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading “I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.”
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading “I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.”
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading “I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “A blow from somewhere made my head ring.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “A blow from somewhere made my head ring.”
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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 I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
exhale hard
From this reading A blow from somewhere made my head ring.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't make it.
past form of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A blow from somewhere made my head ring.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
atmospheric moisture or dust or smoke that causes reduced visibility
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A blow from somewhere made my head ring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I couldn't make it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A blow from somewhere made my head ring.
engage in
From this reading I couldn't make it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
the force of workers available
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading A blow from somewhere made my head ring.
cut with a saw
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
be seated
From this reading I tried to sit up.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I lay on my back and saw men sitting on the floor around me.
in or at or to some place
From this reading A blow from somewhere made my head ring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I emerged into consciousness to find the pressure gone, but a red haze of pain remained.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I tried to sit up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I tried to sit up.
Chapter 3 of Greylorn by Keith Laumer holds 593 sentences, grouped into 119 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 3 holds 593 sentences of Greylorn, unabridged, divided into 119 reading sections.
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