Chapter 9 of Masterman and Son is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Masterman and Son is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it. Sit down and light a fresh cigar. That's right. Now I believe I know the kind of life you want. Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
Chapter 9 of Masterman and Son is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Sit down and light a fresh cigar.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “Sit down and light a fresh cigar.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"”
in the near future
From this reading “Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"”
be seated
From this reading “Sit down and light a fresh cigar.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take a seat
In this reading “Sit down and light a fresh cigar.”
In this reading “Sit down and light a fresh cigar.”
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 Sit down and light a fresh cigar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sit down and light a fresh cigar.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Now I believe I know the kind of life you want.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Sit down and light a fresh cigar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down and light a fresh cigar.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Sit down and light a fresh cigar.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Now I believe I know the kind of life you want.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now I believe I know the kind of life you want.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Now I believe I know the kind of life you want.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Sit down and light a fresh cigar.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I believe I know the kind of life you want.
in the near future
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading That's right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
be seated
From this reading Sit down and light a fresh cigar.
carry out
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now I believe I know the kind of life you want.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Presently he said, "Now I think I've got it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shall I take it for granted you don't mean to return to England?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Now I believe I know the kind of life you want.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I believe I know the kind of life you want.
Chapter 9 of Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Chapter 9 holds 426 sentences of Masterman and Son, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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