Chapter 5 of The Lost Million is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Lost Million is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That the poor fellow died of natural causes. He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain." "Ah, yes," she sighed. "I expected they would say something like that. But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
Chapter 5 of The Lost Million is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."”
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “"That the poor fellow died of natural causes.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Ah, yes," she sighed.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."”
not suspected or believed likely
From this reading “He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."”
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In this reading “"That the poor fellow died of natural causes.”
In this reading “"That the poor fellow died of natural causes.”
In this reading “He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."”
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From this reading "Ah, yes," she sighed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."
lacking funds
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "That the poor fellow died of natural causes.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "That the poor fellow died of natural causes.
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "I expected they would say something like that.
a boy or man
From this reading "That the poor fellow died of natural causes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I expected they would say something like that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I expected they would say something like that.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading "That the poor fellow died of natural causes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That the poor fellow died of natural causes.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "That the poor fellow died of natural causes.
express in words
From this reading "I expected they would say something like that.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, yes," she sighed.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Ah, yes," she sighed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I expected they would say something like that.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That the poor fellow died of natural causes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That the poor fellow died of natural causes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I expected they would say something like that.
not suspected or believed likely
From this reading He suffered from an unsuspected disease of the brain."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But--" and she broke off short without concluding her sentence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I expected they would say something like that.
an affirmative
From this reading "Ah, yes," she sighed.
Chapter 5 of The Lost Million by William Le Queux holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 417 sentences of The Lost Million, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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