Chapter 30 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. MANNERING, M.P. Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief. The air was cold and fresh. The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
Chapter 30 of A Lost Leader is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.”
become covered with mist
From this reading “The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.”
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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 Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading MANNERING, M.P.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MANNERING, M.P.
become covered with mist
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading MANNERING, M.P.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
not having been heated or warmed
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The air was cold and fresh.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mannering threw up his window with a sigh of immense relief.
but in spite of that
From this reading The land, as yet unwarmed by the slowly rising sun, was hung with a faint autumn mist.
Chapter 30 of A Lost Leader by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 30 holds 188 sentences of A Lost Leader, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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