'When I reached the White Sphinx, I found something strange.' 'The bronze doors at its base were standing open.' 'I could see my time machine inside, waiting in the darkness.' 'I knew this was a trap.' 'The Morlocks wanted me to go inside.' 'They would close the doors and attack me in the dark.' 'But I had no choice.' 'Without my machine, I would be trapped here forever.' 'I gripped my iron bar and walked through the open doors.' 'The moment I stepped inside, the doors slammed shut behind me.' 'I was in complete darkness.' 'I could hear the Morlocks laughing around me.' 'It was a horrible sound, like evil children playing.' 'I felt their cold hands grabbing at me.' 'I swung my iron bar wildly, hitting them back.' 'I struck a match with my other hand.' 'The light made them fall back, screaming.' 'I could see my machine just a few feet away.' 'They had removed the levers, trying to understand how it worked.' 'But the levers were lying nearby on the floor.' 'The match burned out, and darkness returned.' 'The Morlocks attacked again.' 'I fought my way to the machine, kicking and hitting.' 'I climbed onto the saddle and grabbed the levers.' 'My hands were shaking as I tried to attach them.' 'The Morlocks were pulling at my legs, trying to drag me off.' 'I kicked them away and pushed the lever forward.' 'Suddenly, the darkness was replaced by grey light.' 'The Morlocks vanished like ghosts.' 'I was moving through time again.' 'The walls of the Sphinx faded away around me.' 'I could see the sun racing across the sky.' 'Years passed in seconds, then centuries, then millennia.' 'I had escaped.' 'But instead of going back to my own time, I pushed the lever further forward.' 'I wanted to see what would happen to the Earth in the distant future.' 'I wanted to know the ultimate fate of our world.' 'What I saw next was the most terrible vision of all.'
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The White Sphinx
Chapter 13 · The Time Machine · B1 English. Tip: Click on any word while reading to see its translation. Take your time with each chapter and review the vocabulary before moving on.
Chapter Summary
The Time Traveller finds the Sphinx open - a trap set by the Morlocks. He fights them off and escapes through time.
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Comprehension Questions
4 questions
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What did the Time Traveller find when he reached the White Sphinx?
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What had the Morlocks done to the time machine?
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How did the Time Traveller escape from the Morlocks inside the Sphinx?
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