Chapter 27 of The Lost Mine of the Amazon is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Lost Mine of the Amazon is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AND THEN.... Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision. After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch. The following day he had breakfast with Felice. Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
Chapter 27 of The Lost Mine of the Amazon is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in bed
From this reading “Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.”
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading “Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.”
mark as different
From this reading “After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.”
a small natural hill
From this reading “Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.”
plural of “layer” — single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading “After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.”
hair resembling thatched roofing material
From this reading “After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.”
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 “The following day he had breakfast with Felice.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
in bed
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
later than; following
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
how long something has existed
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND THEN....
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
for the reason that
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The following day he had breakfast with Felice.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The following day he had breakfast with Felice.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
mark as different
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The following day he had breakfast with Felice.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following day he had breakfast with Felice.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The following day he had breakfast with Felice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
a small natural hill
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The following day he had breakfast with Felice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
plural of “layer” — single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her grandfather, she explained, lay abed late because of his age.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
hair resembling thatched roofing material
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following day he had breakfast with Felice.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading AND THEN....
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
at the time that
From this reading After all, it was difficult to distinguish one’s voice through layers of mud and thatch, especially when one was talking at a low pitch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The following day he had breakfast with Felice.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Hal went back to his hammock without having come to any definite decision.
Chapter 27 of The Lost Mine of the Amazon by Percy Keese Fitzhugh holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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.
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