Chapter 21 of The Lost Road is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Lost Road is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The officer sputtered indignantly. "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order. You must not be found out!" Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill. Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
Chapter 21 of The Lost Road is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading “Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “"It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “The officer sputtered indignantly.”
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading “The officer sputtered indignantly.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.”
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading “Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.”
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading “Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.”
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 "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must not be found out!"
an impressive country house (or castle) in France
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
without deviation
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
set up or found
From this reading You must not be found out!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
ten 10s
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
in an indignant manner
From this reading The officer sputtered indignantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not be found out!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading The officer sputtered indignantly.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "It is not a compliment," he exclaimed; "it is an order.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You must not be found out!"
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading The officer sputtered indignantly.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
confined on all sides
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The officer sputtered indignantly.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Except directly in front, trees of great height surrounded it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
withdrawn from society; seeking solitude
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Withdrawn some two hundred yards from the Paris road, the chateau stood upon a wooded hill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must not be found out!"
Chapter 21 of The Lost Road by Richard Harding Davis holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
Chapter 21 holds 198 sentences of The Lost Road, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The Lost Road by Richard Harding Davis exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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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