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Round the Red Lamp

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Round the Red Lamp is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
"Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.
"Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.
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Round the Red Lamp

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of Round the Red Lamp is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."
Line 2
In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.
Line 3
In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.
Line 4
"Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.
Line 5
"Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.

Learner Dictionary

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Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.”

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an

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From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.

and

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

armchair

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From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.

as

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

be

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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."

bold

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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."

caught

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From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.

colonel

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Easy

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From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.

excitement

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

gone

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From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.

had

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

hands

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

he

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

him

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From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.

his

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

I

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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."

if

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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."

in

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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."

instant

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From this reading In an instant the colonel had caught him on one side and Norah on the other.

into

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

knees

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

led

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

may

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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."

near

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From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.

Norah

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on

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one

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other

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out

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

parlour

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said

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side

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sir

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so

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steady

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From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.

stick

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

Surely

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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."

Thank

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From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.

that

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From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.

the

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

threw

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

time

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From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.

to

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From this reading "Easy and steady," said the colonel, as he led him to his armchair.

tottered

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

walk

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From this reading "Surely, sir, surely; walk in, sir, if I may be so bold."

was

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From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.

way

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From this reading In his excitement he had forgotten his stick, and as he led the way into the parlour his knees tottered, and he threw out his hands.

ye

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From this reading "Thank ye, sir; I was near gone that time.

Chapter 4 of Round the Red Lamp by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 4 of Round the Red Lamp contain?

Chapter 4 holds 210 sentences of Round the Red Lamp, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of Round the Red Lamp by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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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About 391 minutes of reading across 940 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Round the Red Lamp

Words and structures a reader meets early in Round the Red Lamp, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Preface
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Being
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Extract
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Animated
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