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The Lost City

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Lost City is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I say, professor?”
Very well, Waldo; proceed.”
Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”
If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.
I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Lost City

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Lost City is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I say, professor?”
Line 2
Very well, Waldo; proceed.”
Line 3
Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”
Line 4
If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.
Line 5
I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

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a

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

across

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

afternoon

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

all

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

and

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

another

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

aside

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

at

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

back

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

be

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

belt

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

broken

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

California

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

can't

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

climate

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

curved

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

cyclone

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

declared

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

deprecatory

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

drawing

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

drifting

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

drops

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

fingers

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

flirting

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

forefinger

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

forehead

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

from

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

glorious

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

gray

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

hand

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

his

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

I

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From this reading “I say, professor?”

if

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

in

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

interposed

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

isn't

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

its

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

lark

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

last

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

lifted

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

little

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

loose

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

manner

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

member

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

moisture

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

muggy

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

must

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

native

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

of

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

on

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

one

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

only

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

other

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

party

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

pompadour

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

portion

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

proceed

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From this reading “Very well, Waldo; proceed.”

professor

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From this reading “I say, professor?”

quickly

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

recall

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

roasted

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

said

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

say

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From this reading “I say, professor?”

scientists

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

sea

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

so

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

stirring

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

such

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

sundry

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

term

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

that

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

the

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

then

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

third

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

this

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

to

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

From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

turn

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From this reading “If so, said lark must be roasted to a turn,” declared the third (and last) member of that little party, drawing a curved forefinger across his forehead, then flirting aside sundry drops of moisture.

up

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

Very

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From this reading “Very well, Waldo; proceed.”

vigorously

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

Waldo

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From this reading “Very well, Waldo; proceed.”

was

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

way

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

we

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

well

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From this reading “Very well, Waldo; proceed.”

were

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

what

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

while

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

Wonder

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From this reading “Wonder if this isn't a portion of the glorious climate, broken loose from its native California, and drifting up this way on a lark?”

would

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From this reading “I can't recall such another muggy afternoon, and if we were only back in what the scientists term the cyclone belt--” “We would be all at sea,” quickly interposed the professor, the fingers of one hand vigorously stirring his gray pompadour, while the other was lifted in a deprecatory manner.

Chapter 1 of The Lost City by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger holds 88 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.

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Chapter 1 holds 88 sentences of The Lost City, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 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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Vocabulary met early in The Lost City

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Lost City, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Professor
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Waldo
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Proceed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wonder
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost City; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.