All 19 Uses of
dais
in
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
- He spun around, gathering quick impressions: shields and arms and red pennants hung on the walls; narrow windows close under the ceiling; torches mounted in wrought-iron brackets; empty fireplaces; long, dark trestle tables stacked along both sides of the hall; and a dais at the head of theroom, where a robed and bearded man stood before a high-backed chair.†
Chpt 2dais = raised platform
- Eragon and Roran ran past the marble dais, Eragon restricting his speed so as not to leave Roran behind.†
Chpt 3 *
- Eragon stood on the dais in the main hall of the keep, directly to the right of Lord Bradburn's throne, his left hand on the pommel of Brisingr, which was sheathed.†
Chpt 4
- The two rows of lanterns ended over five hundred feet away, near the base of a broad dais, upon which rested a throne.†
Chpt 64
- Afraid but determined, Eragon strode forward with Arya, Elva, and Saphira toward the dais where Galbatorix sat relaxed upon his throne.†
Chpt 66
- The two rows of lanterns that led to the dais were wide enough apart that the four of them were able to walk side by side.†
Chpt 66
- When they were perhaps thirty feet from the dais, they halted.†
Chpt 66
- Eragon exchanged a quick glance with Arya and Saphira, and then the three of them started toward the dais, even as Glaedr, Umaroth, and the other Eldunari attacked Galbatorix's mind.†
Chpt 66
- He patted the boy on the head and then pointed toward the steps of the dais.†
Chpt 66
- Then Galbatorix motioned and said, "Kausta," and Eragon slid forward until he was standing at the base of the dais, as did Arya, Elva, and Saphira.†
Chpt 66
- On the dais, the two children squeaked and curled into balls, tucking their heads between their knees.†
Chpt 66
- Then the king said, "Ganga aptr," and Arya, Elva, and Saphira slid backward, leaving a wide space between them and the dais.†
Chpt 66
- On the steps of the dais, the two children screamed and covered their ears with their hands.†
Chpt 68
- He rose from his seat and strode down the steps of the dais toward Eragon, his cape billowing around him and his sword, Vrangr, white and deathly in his hand.†
Chpt 68
- Then she sprinted past the dais and ran with Saphira toward Shruikan.†
Chpt 68
- Again drawing upon the Eldunari, he cast a spell to drag himself, Saphira, Arya, Elva, Thorn, Murtagh, and the two children on the dais over to the block of stone where Nasuada was chained.†
Chpt 68
- A slow drumbeat sounded as Nasuada walked up to the dais that had been erected in the center of the square.†
Chpt 72
- At the top of the dais, next to the carved chair that would serve as her throne, stood Eragon, with Saphira close behind.†
Chpt 72
- Nasuada ascended the dais, then knelt before Eragon and Saphira.†
Chpt 72
Definition:
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to people on it