Chapter 35 of Mr. Marx's Secret is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of Mr. Marx's Secret is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I WILL GO ALONE. We all sat down to breakfast together. Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_. "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper. She glanced at him inquiringly.
Chapter 35 of Mr. Marx's Secret is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “I WILL GO ALONE.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “We all sat down to breakfast together.”
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading “Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “She glanced at him inquiringly.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “"Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.”
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “"Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
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 “She glanced at him inquiringly.”
In this reading “We all sat down to breakfast together.”
In this reading “I WILL GO ALONE.”
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(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 We all sat down to breakfast together.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I WILL GO ALONE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced at him inquiringly.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading We all sat down to breakfast together.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We all sat down to breakfast together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She glanced at him inquiringly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I WILL GO ALONE.
the act of departing
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She glanced at him inquiringly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I WILL GO ALONE.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading She glanced at him inquiringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We all sat down to breakfast together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced at him inquiringly.
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Lord Langerdale divided his attention between his breakfast and _The Times_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We all sat down to breakfast together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We all sat down to breakfast together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all sat down to breakfast together.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I WILL GO ALONE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you going shopping to-day, Elsie?" he asked, looking up from his paper.
Chapter 35 of Mr. Marx's Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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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