Chapter 13 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me. I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream. I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead. I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain. I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
Chapter 13 of The man on the meteor is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading “I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.”
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.”
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.”
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading “I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.”
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.”
through chance
From this reading “I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.”
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In this reading “I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.”
In this reading “I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.”
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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 I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.
set up or found
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
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From this reading I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
plural of “musing” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
through chance
From this reading I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I did not open my eyes, but lay quiet, half in a dream.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I had been alone on a meteor—then I found people—civilization.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading I recall now how vague musings floated through my brain.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I recovered my senses, and heard dim voices around me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remembered the combat; I thought, perchance, I was dead.
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