Chapter 4 of The Metal Moon is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Metal Moon is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Monstrosities "He's coming out of it. Hand me the water, Lents." Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him. He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly. He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
Chapter 4 of The Metal Moon is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.”
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading “He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.”
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.”
plural of “lent” — a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading “Hand me the water, Lents."”
new
From this reading “He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.”
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading “Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.”
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading “He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.”
In this reading “He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.”
In this reading “He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.”
look about oneself
In this reading “He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.”
In this reading “He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.”
In this reading “He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.”
In this reading “He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.”
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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 He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The Monstrosities "He's coming out of it.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hand me the water, Lents."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Monstrosities "He's coming out of it.
cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Monstrosities "He's coming out of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
plural of “lent” — a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Hand me the water, Lents."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hand me the water, Lents."
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Monstrosities "He's coming out of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Monstrosities "He's coming out of it.
and nothing more
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Monstrosities "He's coming out of it.
above and across; more than
From this reading Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.
new
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
cut with a saw
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
make square
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked around, saw that he was lying in a chamber about fifteen feet square, evidently hewn out of solid rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Monstrosities "He's coming out of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sine awoke to see Kass bending over him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Hand me the water, Lents."
wanting in physical strength
From this reading He felt weak and languid, and the memory of recent events was returning only slowly.
Chapter 4 of The Metal Moon by Roman Frederick Starzl holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 4 holds 241 sentences of The Metal Moon, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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