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The Oakdale Affair

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Oakdale Affair is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edgar Rice Burroughs • Curated US English Learning Edition

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He bent toward the youth.

“There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

The boy fumbled gropingly in search of the matches.

It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

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Chapter IV Reading 1/36

The Oakdale Affair

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Oakdale Affair is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

He bent toward the youth.

Line 2

“There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

Line 3

Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

Line 4

The boy fumbled gropingly in search of the matches.

Line 5

It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

Learner Dictionary

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading ““There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.”

All words in this reading · 60

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a

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

all

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

and

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

are

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

at

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

bent

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From this reading He bent toward the youth.

boy

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From this reading The boy fumbled gropingly in search of the matches.

but

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

can

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

coat

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

controlled

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

evident

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

exertion

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

finding

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

flash

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

for

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

found

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

fumbled

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From this reading The boy fumbled gropingly in search of the matches.

girl

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

greatest

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

gropingly

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From this reading The boy fumbled gropingly in search of the matches.

He

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From this reading He bent toward the youth.

here

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

his

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

in

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

It

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

lamp

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

last

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

lay

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

look

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

man

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

matches

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

muscles

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

my

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

of

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From this reading The boy fumbled gropingly in search of the matches.

one

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

only

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

pocket

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

power

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

room

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

search

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From this reading The boy fumbled gropingly in search of the matches.

Strike

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

striking

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

succeeded

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

that

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

the

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From this reading He bent toward the youth.

There

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

to

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

toward

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From this reading He bent toward the youth.

was

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

we

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

we'll

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

where

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From this reading Strike one and we'll look for a room here where we can lay the girl.”

which

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

whispered

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

will

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

with

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From this reading It was evident to the man that it was only with the greatest exertion of will power that he controlled his muscles at all; but at last he succeeded in finding and striking one.

you

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From this reading “There are matches in my coat pocket,” he whispered, “--the same pocket in which you found the flash lamp.

youth

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From this reading He bent toward the youth.

Chapter 4 of The Oakdale Affair by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 4 of The Oakdale Affair contain?

Chapter 4 holds 182 sentences of The Oakdale Affair, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 4 of The Oakdale Affair by Edgar Rice Burroughs exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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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