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The Invasion of 1910, with a Full Account of the Siege of London
The Invasion of 1910, with a Full Account of the Siege of London

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Chapter 3 of The Invasion of 1910, with a Full Account of the Siege of London is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 3 of The Invasion of 1910, with a Full Account of the Siege of London by William Le Queux holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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.

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Chapter 3 holds 241 sentences of The Invasion of 1910, with a Full Account of the Siege of London, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.

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NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.
The wildest rumours were hourly afloat.
London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.
On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.
That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.
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The Invasion of 1910, with a Full Account of the Siege of London

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Invasion of 1910, with a Full Account of the Siege of London is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.
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The wildest rumours were hourly afloat.
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London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.
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On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.
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That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.”

Throughout preposition US /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading “On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.”

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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

actually

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

afloat

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From this reading The wildest rumours were hourly afloat.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

attempt

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

breathless

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From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

calm

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

class

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From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

devoted

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

dignified

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

ENEMY

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From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

Essex

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

everywhere

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From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

excitement

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From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

extraordinary

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

greater

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

happily

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

hourly

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From this reading The wildest rumours were hourly afloat.

intelligence

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

invaded

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

kingdom

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

London

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From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

made

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

Monday

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

morning

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

most

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

multitudes

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From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

NEWS

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From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

newspapers

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

From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

Norfolk

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

other

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

part

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

places

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

plain

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

preserved

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

reigned

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From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

rumours

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From this reading The wildest rumours were hourly afloat.

seething

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

From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

sensationalism

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

space

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

From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

stream

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

From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

Suffolk

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From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

Terror

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

From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading NEWS OF THE ENEMY Terror and excitement reigned everywhere.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading On Monday morning the newspapers throughout the kingdom had devoted greater part of their space to the extraordinary intelligence from Norfolk and Suffolk and Essex and other places.

tone

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From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading London was a seething stream of breathless multitudes of every class.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading That we were actually invaded was plain, but most of the newspapers happily preserved a calm, dignified tone, and made no attempt at sensationalism.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The wildest rumours were hourly afloat.

wildest

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From this reading The wildest rumours were hourly afloat.