Chapter 10 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Did you see any one else?' 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott. He is at the bottom of it all.' Clara gave a little moan. 'O-oh!
Chapter 10 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the lower side of anything
From this reading “He is at the bottom of it all.'”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Clara gave a little moan.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “Clara gave a little moan.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.”
cause to come out in a squirt
From this reading “'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.”
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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 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
(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 He is at the bottom of it all.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'Did you see any one else?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
the lower side of anything
From this reading He is at the bottom of it all.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clara gave a little moan.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Did you see any one else?'
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Did you see any one else?'
opinion or judgment
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Clara gave a little moan.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is at the bottom of it all.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is at the bottom of it all.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He is at the bottom of it all.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading Clara gave a little moan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O-oh!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is at the bottom of it all.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Did you see any one else?'
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Did you see any one else?'
cause to come out in a squirt
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'A queer fish I met at the door, with eyes that looked clean through me, and that little squirt Clott.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Did you see any one else?'
Chapter 10 of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists by Gilbert Cannan holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 439 sentences of Mummery: A Tale of Three Idealists, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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