Chapter 28 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat. His face and hands were twitching with fear. His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's. All the while he mumbled to himself. Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
Chapter 28 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.”
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.”
a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading “THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “All the while he mumbled to himself.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.”
doomed to extinction
From this reading “THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.”
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading “His face and hands were twitching with fear.”
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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 THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Fardell drew Mannering a little on one side.
doomed to extinction
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNALIST INTERVENES The old man had sunk into a seat.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His eyes, as though fascinated, remained fixed upon Mannering's.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
during the time that
From this reading All the while he mumbled to himself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His face and hands were twitching with fear.
Chapter 28 of A Lost Leader by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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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