Chapter 18 of The Metal Monster is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of The Metal Monster is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight. As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me. It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home. And Drake had not aroused me. Why?
Chapter 18 of The Metal Monster is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “And Drake had not aroused me.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.”
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading “It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.”
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading “And Drake had not aroused me.”
suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
From this reading “It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.”
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.”
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading “As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.”
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.”
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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 High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Drake had not aroused me.
aroused to action
From this reading And Drake had not aroused me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.
aroused or activated
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)
From this reading And Drake had not aroused me.
suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
opinion or judgment
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And Drake had not aroused me.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
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From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Drake had not aroused me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.
done under pressure
From this reading As I lay, lazily, recollection rushed upon me.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
required or under orders
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
at the time that
From this reading High was the sun when I awakened; or so, I supposed, opening my eyes upon a flood of daylight.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was no sky into which I was gazing; it was the dome of Norhala's elfin home.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?
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