Chapter 25 of The Metal Monster is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Metal Monster is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough. He dropped from the parapet among his men. There came one loud trumpet blast. Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins. The squat catapults leaped forward.
Chapter 25 of The Metal Monster is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.”
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading “Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.”
make a strident sound
From this reading “There came one loud trumpet blast.”
plural of “catapult” — a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
From this reading “The squat catapults leaped forward.”
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
From this reading “He dropped from the parapet among his men.”
sit on one's heels
From this reading “The squat catapults leaped forward.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “There came one loud trumpet blast.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He dropped from the parapet among his men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
make a strident sound
From this reading There came one loud trumpet blast.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came one loud trumpet blast.
plural of “catapult” — a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
From this reading The squat catapults leaped forward.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading He dropped from the parapet among his men.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The squat catapults leaped forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He dropped from the parapet among his men.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dropped from the parapet among his men.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He dropped from the parapet among his men.
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From this reading Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The squat catapults leaped forward.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading There came one loud trumpet blast.
the force of workers available
From this reading He dropped from the parapet among his men.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There came one loud trumpet blast.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
From this reading He dropped from the parapet among his men.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
sit on one's heels
From this reading The squat catapults leaped forward.
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Out from the battlements poured a storm of arrows, a cloud of javelins.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He dropped from the parapet among his men.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading There came one loud trumpet blast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was stark amazement on Kulun's face; and fear now enough.
Chapter 25 of The Metal Monster by Abraham Merritt holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 25 holds 195 sentences of The Metal Monster, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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