Chapter 34 of The Lamp of Fate is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of The Lamp of Fate is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm. “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly. “You look as if you were in a hurry.” “I am. Don’t stop me.
Chapter 34 of The Lamp of Fate is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading ““Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.”
lively and spirited
From this reading “AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.”
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading “AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.”
with the head foremost
From this reading “AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading ““Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.”
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
quickly and without warning
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You look as if you were in a hurry.”
lively and spirited
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t stop me.
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
with the head foremost
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “You look as if you were in a hurry.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You look as if you were in a hurry.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You look as if you were in a hurry.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You look as if you were in a hurry.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don’t stop me.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Don’t stop me.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading AGAINST TIME Gillian, dashing headlong into Victoria Station, encountered Storran sauntering leisurely out of it, a newspaper under his arm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You look as if you were in a hurry.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you off to?” he demanded, stopping abruptly.
Chapter 34 of The Lamp of Fate by Margaret, -1948 Pedler holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
Chapter 34 holds 363 sentences of The Lamp of Fate, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 34 of The Lamp of Fate by Margaret, -1948 Pedler exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
Work through the 73 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 73 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 34 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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