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The Moonstone

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Moonstone is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Those in front had spread the news before us.
We found the servants in a state of panic.
As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.
My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.
You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Moonstone

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Moonstone is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Those in front had spread the news before us.
Line 2
We found the servants in a state of panic.
Line 3
As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.
Line 4
My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.
Line 5
You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.”

All words in this reading · 59

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.

a

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From this reading We found the servants in a state of panic.

among

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

and

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

answerable

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

are

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

As

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

before

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

beside

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

came

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

compose

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

cried

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

door

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

following

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

for

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

found

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From this reading We found the servants in a state of panic.

Franklin

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

from

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

front

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

had

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

hand

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

her

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

herself

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

horror

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

in

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

inner

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

it

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

lady's

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

mistress

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

Mr

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

my

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

news

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

of

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From this reading We found the servants in a state of panic.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

out

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

panic

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From this reading We found the servants in a state of panic.

passed

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

quite

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

Sergeant

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

servants

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From this reading We found the servants in a state of panic.

she

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

side

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

spread

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

state

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From this reading We found the servants in a state of panic.

the

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

thing

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

this

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

Those

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

threatening

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

thrown

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

to

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

trying

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

us

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From this reading Those in front had spread the news before us.

vainly

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

violently

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

was

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From this reading As we passed my lady’s door, it was thrown open violently from the inner side.

We

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From this reading We found the servants in a state of panic.

wildly

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

with

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From this reading My mistress came out among us (with Mr. Franklin following, and trying vainly to compose her), quite beside herself with the horror of the thing.

You

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From this reading “You are answerable for this!” she cried out, threatening the Sergeant wildly with her hand.

Chapter 18 of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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.

What does chapter 18 of The Moonstone contain?

Chapter 18 holds 76 sentences of The Moonstone, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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.

How do I study chapter 18 of The Moonstone?

Work through the 16 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 16 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 18 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 18 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Moonstone

Common questions about reading The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Moonstone?

Yes. All 11510 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #155 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Moonstone is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #155, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Moonstone take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 2302 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The Moonstone section by section

How to work through The Moonstone section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 38 chapters of The Moonstone to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in The Moonstone

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Moonstone, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Third
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moonstone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Narrative
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Fourth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moonstone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fifth
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Moonstone; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.