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

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.
She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.
As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squalljust like the squall of a cat.
He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.
It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.
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The Blue Lagoon: A Romance

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.
Line 2
She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.
Line 3
As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squalljust like the squall of a cat.
Line 4
He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.
Line 5
It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

All words in this reading · 66

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a

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

against

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

and

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

arms

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

As

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

aside

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

back

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

bit

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

breast

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

brick-red

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

bright

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

bundle

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

cat

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

could

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

dark

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

dazed

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

drew

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

emitted

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

Emmeline

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

exposed

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

eyes

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

face

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

feet

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

for

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

forehead

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

hair

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

He

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

held

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

her

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

him

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

his

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

in

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

It

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

just

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

like

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

looked

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

moment

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

move

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

moving

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

NEWCOMER

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

not

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

of

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

over

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

pale

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

pressed

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

ran

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

scarf

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

She

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

something

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

sprang

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

squall

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

struggled

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From this reading As he pressed her to him, the something in the bundle struggled against his breast and emitted a squall—just like the squall of a cat.

tenderly

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

THE

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

then

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

there

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

to

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

towards

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From this reading THE NEWCOMER He could not move for a moment, then he sprang to his feet and ran towards her.

tuft

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

two

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

up

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

was

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

wee

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From this reading He drew back, and Emmeline, tenderly moving her scarf a bit aside, exposed a wee face.

were

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

wrapped

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From this reading She looked pale and dazed, and she held something in her arms; something wrapped up in her scarf.

wrinkled

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From this reading It was brick-red and wrinkled; there were two bright eyes, and a tuft of dark hair over the forehead.

Chapter 27 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 27 of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance contain?

Chapter 27 holds 90 sentences of The Blue Lagoon: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 27 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 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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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