Chapter 7 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt. The calm geniality of his manner had departed. He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger. It was a carefully cultivated pose. He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
Chapter 7 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading “THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.”
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading “It was a carefully cultivated pose.”
a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
From this reading “The calm geniality of his manner had departed.”
capable of being justified
From this reading “He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.”
introduce
From this reading “It was a carefully cultivated pose.”
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading “He even refrained from his customary cigarette.”
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading “He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.”
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
From this reading “He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.”
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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 spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
make calm or still
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading It was a carefully cultivated pose.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
(of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing
From this reading It was a carefully cultivated pose.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
well in the past; former
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
divisible by two
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a carefully cultivated pose.
capable of being justified
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
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From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The calm geniality of his manner had departed.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
introduce
From this reading It was a carefully cultivated pose.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading He even refrained from his customary cigarette.
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spoke in short, terse sentences, and he had the air of a man struggling to subdue a fit of perfectly reasonable and justifiable anger.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MANNERING MYSTERY Borrowdean was curter than usual, even abrupt.
Chapter 7 of A Lost Leader by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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