Chapter 5 of Outland is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Outland is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah!” The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for. “But you did not think him one?” It was Persilope took up the question. “It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.”
Chapter 5 of Outland is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading ““It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.””
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading ““It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.””
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “It was Persilope took up the question.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ““It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.””
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.”
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.
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In this reading “The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “It was Persilope took up the question.”
In this reading ““It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you did not think him one?”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “But you did not think him one?”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But you did not think him one?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Persilope took up the question.
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But you did not think him one?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But you did not think him one?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Persilope took up the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading It was Persilope took up the question.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “But you did not think him one?”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It was Persilope took up the question.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was Persilope took up the question.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It was very dark under the laurels; he ran fast.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Persilope took up the question.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The trap of Prassade’s lips went shut again, he had got what he waited for.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you did not think him one?”
Chapter 5 of Outland by Mary Austin holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 428 sentences of Outland, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Outland by Mary Austin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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