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The Lost Continent

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Lost Continent is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Victory was nowhere in sight.
Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Lost Continent

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Lost Continent is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Victory was nowhere in sight.
Line 2
Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.
Line 3
In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.
Line 4
A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.
Line 5
Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.”

All words in this reading · 73

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

A

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

about

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

again

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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

all

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

AloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.

and

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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

anguish

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

as

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

at

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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

back

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

balance

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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

be

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

been

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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

before

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

believe

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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

boiled

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From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

bosom

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

From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.

brief

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From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

crowded

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

disappeared

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

face

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

few

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

floated

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

From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.

given

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

gone

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

had

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From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

have

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

head

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

her

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

hoping

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

hours

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

I

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

From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.

in

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

From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.

instant

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

into

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

least

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

life

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

me

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

mental

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

might

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

more

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

my

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

now

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

nowhere

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

From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.

of

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

From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.

once

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

opportunity

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

or

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

rid

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

rise

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

save

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

she

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

shot

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

sight

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

From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.

since

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

spot

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

suffered

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

swim

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

Thames

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

From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.

than

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

that

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

From this reading In that brief instant I believe that I suffered more mental anguish than I have crowded into all the balance of my life before or since.

the

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

From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.

to

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

turned

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

up

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

upon

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

From this reading Alone, I floated upon the bosom of the Thames.

Victory

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

From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.

was

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

From this reading Victory was nowhere in sight.

water

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

Wearily

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

where

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

From this reading Wearily I turned to swim about the spot where she had disappeared, hoping that she might rise once at least, and I would be given the opportunity to save her, and, as I turned, the water boiled before my face and her head shot up before me.

wishing

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

would

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

From this reading A few hours before, I had been wishing that I might be rid of her, and now that she was gone I would have given my life to have her back again.

Chapter 6 of The Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 6 of The Lost Continent contain?

Chapter 6 holds 175 sentences of The Lost Continent, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 6 of The Lost Continent?

Work through the 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 35 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 6 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 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 Continent

Common questions about reading The Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Lost Continent?

Yes. All 1908 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #149 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Lost Continent is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #149, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Lost Continent take to read?

About 159 minutes of reading across 382 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Lost Continent section by section

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

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 9 chapters of The Lost Continent 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 Continent

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

Since
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Continent; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Earliest
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Continent; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Childhood
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Continent; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Strangely
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Continent; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.