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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance
The Blue Lagoon: A Romance

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.
There was no one visible.
He ran amongst the trees calling out her name, but only echoes answered.
Then he came back to the lagoon edge.
He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.
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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.
Line 2
There was no one visible.
Line 3
He ran amongst the trees calling out her name, but only echoes answered.
Line 4
Then he came back to the lagoon edge.
Line 5
He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

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a

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amongst

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From this reading He ran amongst the trees calling out her name, but only echoes answered.

and

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

answered

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back

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From this reading Then he came back to the lagoon edge.

be

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

but

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From this reading He ran amongst the trees calling out her name, but only echoes answered.

calling

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From this reading He ran amongst the trees calling out her name, but only echoes answered.

came

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From this reading Then he came back to the lagoon edge.

continued

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

dropped

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

echoes

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From this reading He ran amongst the trees calling out her name, but only echoes answered.

edge

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From this reading Then he came back to the lagoon edge.

EMMELINE

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

fancy

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

felt

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

had

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

He

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

heard

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

her

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From this reading He ran amongst the trees calling out her name, but only echoes answered.

it

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lagoon

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From this reading Then he came back to the lagoon edge.

line

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

more

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name

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nearly

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no

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From this reading There was no one visible.

OF

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off

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one

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only

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out

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ran

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start

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

sunset

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

sure

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

than

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

that

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

THE

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Then

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There

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From this reading There was no one visible.

time

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to

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trees

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From this reading He ran amongst the trees calling out her name, but only echoes answered.

turned

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

VANISHING

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visible

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was

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what

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From this reading He felt sure that what he had heard was only fancy, but it was nearly sunset, and more than time to be off.

with

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From this reading THE VANISHING OF EMMELINE (continued) He dropped the line, and turned with a start.

Chapter 26 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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 26 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance contain?

Chapter 26 holds 43 sentences of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 26 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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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