Chapter 10 of Mortmain is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Mortmain is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly. Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking. "I've seen you before," he muttered. "Somewheres." "Sure," said Ralston with a laugh.
Chapter 10 of Mortmain is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “"Sure," said Ralston with a laugh.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"I've seen you before," he muttered.”
with low volume
From this reading “"All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.”
plural of “somewhere” — an indefinite or unknown location
From this reading “"Somewheres."”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.”
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading “"All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.”
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 “Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.”
In this reading “Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.”
temporarily
In this reading “Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.”
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 "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
(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 "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I've seen you before," he muttered.
in a fixed manner
From this reading Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've seen you before," he muttered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've seen you before," he muttered.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Sure," said Ralston with a laugh.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.
a particular point in time
From this reading Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "I've seen you before," he muttered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
with low volume
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I've seen you before," he muttered.
plural of “somewhere” — an indefinite or unknown location
From this reading "Somewheres."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.
United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase “form follows function” (1856-1924)
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure," said Ralston with a laugh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Sure," said Ralston with a laugh.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Sullivan looked fixedly at him for a moment without speaking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've seen you before," he muttered.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "All right, Mr. Sullivan, I'm a friend of yours," said Ralston quietly.
Chapter 10 of Mortmain by Arthur Cheney Train holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 424 sentences of Mortmain, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Mortmain by Arthur Cheney Train exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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