Chapter 20 of The Zeppelin's Passenger is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Zeppelin's Passenger is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!” Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers. “The Guards, indeed!” Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side. “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
Chapter 20 of The Zeppelin's Passenger is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading “Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading ““The Guards, indeed!””
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
From this reading “Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!””
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “The Guards, indeed!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “The Guards, indeed!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
immediately past
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Lessingham smiled as he resumed his place by her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Philippa exclaimed pathetically, as the door closed upon the last of her callers.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” he said, “I told the dear lady the truth.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear man, whatever shall I do with you!”
Chapter 20 of The Zeppelin's Passenger by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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.
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