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The Lost City

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

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Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.
In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.
Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.
And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.
And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.
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The Lost City

Chapter XXXI · Chapter 31

Chapter 31 of The Lost City is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.
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In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.
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Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.
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And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.
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And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

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Throat noun US /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading “And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.”

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a

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

advances

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

after

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

again

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

against

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

all

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

ally

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

and

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

anointed

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

arm

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

arms

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

as

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

Aztec

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

Aztotl

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

began

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

behold

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

body-guards

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

by

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

Child

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

clutches

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

crushed

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

curses

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

dared

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

death

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

eager

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

earth

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

efforts

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

enemies

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

even

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

ever

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

evil

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

eye

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

Fair

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

fall

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

fawning

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

fear

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

Fiercer

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

for

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

force

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

forged

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

forth

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

from

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

front

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

God's

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

gods

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

great

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

grim

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

had

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

hand

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

hated

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

he

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

head

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

high

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

his

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

Hua

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

hurled

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

imprecations

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

In

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

inspire

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

intended

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

javelin

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

lest

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

lifting

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

Lord

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

Louder

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

nearer

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

nerve

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

odds

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

of

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

off

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

only

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

others

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

own

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

prey

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

priest

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

rang

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

ready

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

rose

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

scorned

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

should

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

single

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

slip

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

spite

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

straight

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

stroke

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

strong

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

strung

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

Sun

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

than

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

the

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

then

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

those

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

throatnounUS /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

through

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

thus

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

to

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

true

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

upon

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

vengeance

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

very

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From this reading And then, his own nerve strung by those very efforts to inspire others, Lord Hua forged nearer the front, eager to behold all his hated enemies crushed to earth as by a single stroke.

vicious

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

voice

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

warded

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

white

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

who

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From this reading Fiercer than ever rang forth his curses and imprecations upon the head of the Aztec who thus dared the vengeance of all the gods by lifting hand in arms against the anointed.

With

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From this reading And then-- With vicious force he hurled his javelin straight for the white throat of the Sun Child who had scorned his fawning advances, and only the ever ready eye, the true hand, the strong arm of Aztotl again warded off grim death from the Fair God's Child.

witnessing

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From this reading Louder than ever rose the voice of Lord Hua, after witnessing the fall of his ally, the high priest.

yet

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From this reading In spite of the great odds against the body-guards, he began to fear lest his intended prey should even yet slip through his evil clutches.

Chapter 31 of The Lost City by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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How do I study chapter 31 of The Lost City?

Work through the 11 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 11 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 31 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 31 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.

Questions about reading The Lost City

Common questions about reading The Lost City by Jos. E. (Joseph Edward) Badger on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Lost City?

Yes. All 2533 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #783 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Lost City is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #783, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Lost City take to read?

About 211 minutes of reading across 507 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Lost City section by section

How to work through The Lost City section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 32 chapters of The Lost City to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

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
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.
Waldo
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.
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.