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Chapter 10 of Oswald Langdon is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range. Twenty-five persons are in the camp. The guide is an intelligent Hindu. There are one German, a Russian, and an American. Ample provisions had been made for the journey.
Chapter 10 of Oswald Langdon is here in full — 301 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading “Ample provisions had been made for the journey.”
a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
From this reading “AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.”
a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
From this reading “AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.”
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading “The guide is an intelligent Hindu.”
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading “Ample provisions had been made for the journey.”
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading “AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.”
-ing form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading “AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.”
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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 There are one German, a Russian, and an American.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading There are one German, a Russian, and an American.
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading Ample provisions had been made for the journey.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The guide is an intelligent Hindu.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are one German, a Russian, and an American.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Twenty-five persons are in the camp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ample provisions had been made for the journey.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Twenty-five persons are in the camp.
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ample provisions had been made for the journey.
a person of German nationality
From this reading There are one German, a Russian, and an American.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading The guide is an intelligent Hindu.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ample provisions had been made for the journey.
a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading The guide is an intelligent Hindu.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twenty-five persons are in the camp.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading The guide is an intelligent Hindu.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The guide is an intelligent Hindu.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Ample provisions had been made for the journey.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ample provisions had been made for the journey.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are one German, a Russian, and an American.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading Twenty-five persons are in the camp.
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading Ample provisions had been made for the journey.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading There are one German, a Russian, and an American.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are one German, a Russian, and an American.
-ing form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
being five more than twenty
From this reading Twenty-five persons are in the camp.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading AT THE HIMALAYAS Traversing many weary miles of that vast Indian Empire, the survey party reaches the Himalaya range.
Chapter 10 of Oswald Langdon by Levi Jackson Hamilton holds 301 sentences, grouped into 61 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 10 holds 301 sentences of Oswald Langdon, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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