Chapter 7 of A Master of Mysteries is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Master of Mysteries is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Have you no relations?" I inquired. "None at all. Since I have been away my only brother died. It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
Chapter 7 of A Master of Mysteries is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Since I have been away my only brother died.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “I inquired.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None at all.”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."”
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading “"Have you no relations?"”
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "None at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "None at all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Since I have been away my only brother died.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since I have been away my only brother died.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Since I have been away my only brother died.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Since I have been away my only brother died.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
the act of departing
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you no relations?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I inquired.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I inquired.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Since I have been away my only brother died.
not any; not one
From this reading "Have you no relations?"
not one, and not any
From this reading "None at all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
and nothing more
From this reading Since I have been away my only brother died.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading "Have you no relations?"
plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since I have been away my only brother died.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
at the time that
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
which person or people
From this reading It is curious to call it going home when one has no relatives and only friends who have probably forgotten one."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you no relations?"
Chapter 7 of A Master of Mysteries by L. T. Meade holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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