Chapter 4 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff. It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk. Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider." "Hold hard, Miss Ridsdale. Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
Chapter 4 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading “The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.”
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.”
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading “It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.”
walk stiffly
From this reading “It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider."
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Hold hard, Miss Ridsdale.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Hold hard, Miss Ridsdale.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider."
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Hold hard, Miss Ridsdale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider."
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hold hard, Miss Ridsdale.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
walk stiffly
From this reading It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ridge indicated sloped away at right angles from the face of a tall cliff.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Dismounting, they turned over their horses to the "after-rider."
precisely as stated
From this reading It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the very perfection of a place for a stalk.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Don't be in such a hurry," whispered Roden warningly.
Chapter 4 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance by Bertram Mitford holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 412 sentences of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance by Bertram Mitford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance by Bertram Mitford on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5405 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32922 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #32922, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 450 minutes of reading across 1081 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 13 chapters of A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in A Veldt Official: A Novel of Circumstance, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
