Chapter 10 of The Lost Million is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Lost Million is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Redwood! Then what's the matter?" I gasped. "I hardly know, sir. But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
Chapter 10 of The Lost Million is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “I gasped.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “"I hardly know, sir.”
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.”
the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
From this reading “"Redwood!”
having a supporting base
From this reading “But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading I gasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
only a very short time before
From this reading "I hardly know, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gasped.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I hardly know, sir.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Then what's the matter?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
the soft reddish wood of either of two species of sequoia trees
From this reading "Redwood!
cut with a saw
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I hardly know, sir.
having a supporting base
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then what's the matter?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then what's the matter?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then what's the matter?"
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
Chapter 10 of The Lost Million by William Le Queux holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 422 sentences of The Lost Million, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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