Chapter 1 of The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid. ________________________________________________________________________ THE LOST MOUNTAIN, BY CAPTAIN MAYNE REID. CHAPTER ONE. IN WANT OF WATER. "_Mira!
Chapter 1 of The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading “The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “IN WANT OF WATER.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “IN WANT OF WATER.”
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.
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WANT OF WATER.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Mira!
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WANT OF WATER.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Scottish philosopher of common sense who opposed the ideas of David Hume (1710-1796)
From this reading The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lost Mountain, by Captain Mayne Reid.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading IN WANT OF WATER.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading IN WANT OF WATER.
Chapter 1 of The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora by Mayne Reid holds 418 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 1 holds 418 sentences of The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Lost Mountain: A Tale of Sonora by Mayne Reid exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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