Chapter 6 of The Thing from the Lake is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Thing from the Lake is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!" --AMENEMHE'ET. I woke slowly. It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore. Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
Chapter 6 of The Thing from the Lake is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading “Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.”
a notable achievement
From this reading “"I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"”
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.”
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading “Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.”
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading “It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.”
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading “It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I woke slowly.”
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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 have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
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From this reading --AMENEMHE'ET.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
in a dim indistinct manner
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
a notable achievement
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
an old form of “has”
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I woke slowly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have made a story that hath not been heard; A great feat of arms that hath not been seen!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
in the direction of
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up, up through deep poles of sleep I dragged myself, driven by some dimly sensed necessity.
a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world
From this reading It seemed that I struggled to wakefulness as a spent swimmer struggles toward shore.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I woke slowly.
Chapter 6 of The Thing from the Lake by Eleanor M. (Eleanor Marie) Ingram holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 6 holds 228 sentences of The Thing from the Lake, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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