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Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Tarrano the Conqueror is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
Georg escaped, as I have recounted.
Tarrano--there in the tower room--rendered me unconscious.
I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.
I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tarrano the Conqueror

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of Tarrano the Conqueror is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.
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Georg escaped, as I have recounted.
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Tarrano--there in the tower room--rendered me unconscious.
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I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.
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I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

barrage noun US /bərˈɑːʒ/

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

From this reading “_Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.”

dissolved adjective US /dɪˈzɑːlvd/

(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form

From this reading “_Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.”

divan noun US /dɪˈvæn/

a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)

From this reading “I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.”

isolation noun US /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/

a state of separation between persons or groups

From this reading “_Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.”

recounted verb US /rɪˈkaʊntɪd/

past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of

From this reading “Georg escaped, as I have recounted.”

reeling verb US /ˈriːlɪŋ/

-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading “I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.”

revert verb US /rɪˈvɜːrt/

go back to a previous state

From this reading “_Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.”

Tara noun US /ˈterə/

a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Georg escaped, as I have recounted.

barragenounUS /bərˈɑːʒ/

the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

bendingnounUS /ˈbendɪŋ/

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

broadadjectiveUS /brɔːd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

dissolvedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɑːlvd/

(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

divannounUS /dɪˈvæn/

a long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall)

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

dizzilyadverb

in a giddy light-headed manner

From this reading I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.

Elza

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

escapedadjectiveUS /ɪˈskeɪpt/

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading Georg escaped, as I have recounted.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

Georg

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From this reading Georg escaped, as I have recounted.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Georg escaped, as I have recounted.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

isolationnounUS /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/

a state of separation between persons or groups

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Tarrano--there in the tower room--rendered me unconscious.

momentsnounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/

plural of “moment” — a particular point in time

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading I came to myself on the broad divan and found Elza bending over me.

recountedverbUS /rɪˈkaʊntɪd/

past form of “recount” — narrate or give a detailed account of

From this reading Georg escaped, as I have recounted.

reelingverbUS /ˈriːlɪŋ/

-ing form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements

From this reading I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.

renderedverbUS /ˈrendərd/

past form of “render” — cause to become

From this reading Tarrano--there in the tower room--rendered me unconscious.

revertverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrt/

go back to a previous state

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.

TaranounUS /ˈterə/

a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

Tarrano

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Tarrano--there in the tower room--rendered me unconscious.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

thrownadjectiveUS /θroʊn/

caused to fall to the ground

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

towernounUS /ˈtaʊər/

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

unconsciousadjectiveUS /ˌʌnˈkɑːnʃəs/

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading Tarrano--there in the tower room--rendered me unconscious.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I sat up, dizzily, with the room reeling.

Wolfgar

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Tara_ I must revert now to those moments in the tower room when Tarrano dissolved the isolation barrage which Wolfgar had thrown around us.

Chapter 11 of Tarrano the Conqueror by Ray Cummings holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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.

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Chapter 11 holds 218 sentences of Tarrano the Conqueror, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

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