Chapter 3 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MARQUIS DE MALOUET. MALOUET, _20th September_. I have just received your letter. You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul. But what puerility!
Chapter 3 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 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.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.”
call forth
From this reading “You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I have just received your letter.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “THE MARQUIS DE MALOUET.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “I have just received your letter.”
the month following August and preceding October
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALOUET, _20th September_.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
call forth
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what puerility!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE MARQUIS DE MALOUET.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have just received your letter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have just received your letter.
and nothing more
From this reading I have just received your letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I have just received your letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MARQUIS DE MALOUET.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading THE MARQUIS DE MALOUET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
From this reading But what puerility!
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I have just received your letter.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading MALOUET, _20th September_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARQUIS DE MALOUET.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what puerility!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You belong to the true breed of Monomotapa friends, Paul.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have just received your letter.
Chapter 3 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas by Octave Feuillet holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 3 holds 102 sentences of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas by Octave Feuillet exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 21 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 21 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 3 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 Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas by Octave Feuillet on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2841 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #16403 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #16403, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 236 minutes of reading across 569 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 16 chapters of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas 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 Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
