Chapter 19 of Oswald Langdon is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Oswald Langdon is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank. His eyes bulge with frightened surprise. Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure. Stoop and motion cannot be mistaken. The father stares after that disappearing form.
Chapter 19 of Oswald Langdon is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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swell or protrude outwards
From this reading “His eyes bulge with frightened surprise.”
in a covert manner
From this reading “THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.”
inflected form of “dip” — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading “Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “The father stares after that disappearing form.”
plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide
From this reading “The father stares after that disappearing form.”
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “Stoop and motion cannot be mistaken.”
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading “THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.”
in the direction against a stream's current
From this reading “Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.”
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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 Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
later than; following
From this reading The father stares after that disappearing form.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stoop and motion cannot be mistaken.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Stoop and motion cannot be mistaken.
swell or protrude outwards
From this reading His eyes bulge with frightened surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stoop and motion cannot be mistaken.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
in a covert manner
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
inflected form of “dip” — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading The father stares after that disappearing form.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes bulge with frightened surprise.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The father stares after that disappearing form.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading The father stares after that disappearing form.
made afraid
From this reading His eyes bulge with frightened surprise.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes bulge with frightened surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading Stoop and motion cannot be mistaken.
the light of the Moon
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Stoop and motion cannot be mistaken.
in motion
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
plural of “oar” — an implement used to propel or steer a boat
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
plural of “stare” — a fixed look with eyes open wide
From this reading The father stares after that disappearing form.
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Stoop and motion cannot be mistaken.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading His eyes bulge with frightened surprise.
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The father stares after that disappearing form.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
in the direction against a stream's current
From this reading Moving upstream, oars dipping in clear moonlight, is a familiar figure.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading THAMES PANTOMIMES Covertly watching for new or suspicious faces, Pierre Lanier finds himself at the river-bank.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His eyes bulge with frightened surprise.
Chapter 19 of Oswald Langdon by Levi Jackson Hamilton holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 19 holds 142 sentences of Oswald Langdon, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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