Chapter 2 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'O Heavens!' Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.' There's life in it--life! I hate leaving it. You haven't been to my room before?'
Chapter 2 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'”
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading “Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “I hate leaving it.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “'O Heavens!'”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You haven't been to my room before?'
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You haven't been to my room before?'
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
past form of “drawl” — lengthen and slow down or draw out
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading I hate leaving it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven't been to my room before?'
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading 'O Heavens!'
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hate leaving it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's life in it--life!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There's life in it--life!
the act of departing
From this reading I hate leaving it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There's life in it--life!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You haven't been to my room before?'
not any; not one
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'O Heavens!'
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading You haven't been to my room before?'
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's life in it--life!
a special situation
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Sir Henry paid no further attention to the drawings and drawled, 'Wonderful thing the theatre.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You haven't been to my room before?'
Chapter 2 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists by Gilbert Cannan holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 2 holds 433 sentences of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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