Chapter 6 of Midnight Webs is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Midnight Webs is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion. "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply. "Then what's that? Did you hear it then?" "Yes, I heard that," was the answer.
Chapter 6 of Midnight Webs is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “"Yes, I heard that," was the answer.”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading “"Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “"Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.”
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “"Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “"Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.”
make short successive sounds
From this reading “"Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.”
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.
In this reading “"Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
react verbally
From this reading "Yes, I heard that," was the answer.
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you hear it then?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Yes, I heard that," was the answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I heard that," was the answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
make short successive sounds
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then what's that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Didn't hear it, for my part," was the brusque reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wasn't that the rattle of a thole-pin?" said Murray to his companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then what's that?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I heard that," was the answer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you hear it then?"
Chapter 6 of Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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 6 holds 390 sentences of Midnight Webs, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Midnight Webs by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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