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The Land That Time Forgot
The Land That Time Forgot

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Land That Time Forgot is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.
As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.
When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.
Here again was a new type of mana higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.
They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Land That Time Forgot

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Land That Time Forgot is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.
Line 2
As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.
Line 3
When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.
Line 4
Here again was a new type of mana higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.
Line 5
They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

Learner Dictionary

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Stood verb US /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading “As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.”

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a

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

about

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

again

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

and

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

arms

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

As

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

behind

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

better-shaped

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

body

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

could

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

dismal

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

down

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

earth

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

faces

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

fell

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

figures

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

from

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

giant

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

grasped

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

had

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

hands

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

Here

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

higher

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

I

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

in

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

intelligent

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

just

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

legs

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

lonely

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

look

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

looking

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

man

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

me

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

more

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

most

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

mound

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

my

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

new

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

number

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

of

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

on

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

others

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

people

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

pinioning

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

premonitions

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

primitive

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

quitted

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

reflections

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

sad

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

saw

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

seized

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

skulls

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

suddenly

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

surveying

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

taller

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

than

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

that

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

the

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

They

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

thrown

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

to

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

too

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

top

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

tribe

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

type

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From this reading Here again was a new type of man—a higher type than the primitive tribe I had just quitted.

up

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

upon

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

warm

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From this reading As I fell, a warm body fell on top of me, and hands grasped my arms and legs.

was

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

were

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

When

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

while

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From this reading When I could look up, I saw a number of giant figures pinioning me down, while others stood about surveying me.

with

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From this reading They were a taller people, too, with better-shaped skulls and more intelligent faces.

wrapped

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From this reading As I stood looking down upon that sad and lonely mound, wrapped in the most dismal of reflections and premonitions, I was suddenly seized from behind and thrown to earth.

Chapter 9 of The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 9 of The Land That Time Forgot contain?

Chapter 9 holds 143 sentences of The Land That Time Forgot, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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.

How do I study chapter 9 of The Land That Time Forgot?

Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 29 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.

Can chapter 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 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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Is this the complete text of The Land That Time Forgot?

Yes. All 1798 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #551 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Land That Time Forgot is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #551, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Land That Time Forgot take to read?

About 149 minutes of reading across 360 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Little
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Three
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Clock
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Afternoon
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