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Chapter I
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BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY. "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights. "Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!" "To all such meetings!" echoed his _vis-a-vis_, also fingering the delicate stem of his glass. "An excellent toast!"
Chapter 1 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!"”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.”
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From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings!" echoed his _vis-a-vis_, also fingering the delicate stem of his glass.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An excellent toast!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
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From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
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From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
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From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
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From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings!" echoed his _vis-a-vis_, also fingering the delicate stem of his glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings!" echoed his _vis-a-vis_, also fingering the delicate stem of his glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "An excellent toast!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings!" echoed his _vis-a-vis_, also fingering the delicate stem of his glass.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
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From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
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From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY LITTLE, BROWN, AND COMPANY.
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From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
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From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To all such meetings!" echoed his _vis-a-vis_, also fingering the delicate stem of his glass.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
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From this reading "An excellent toast!"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "To all such meetings as these!" cried Densham, lifting his champagne glass from under the soft halo of the rose-shaded electric lights.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!"
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From this reading "To all such meetings!" echoed his _vis-a-vis_, also fingering the delicate stem of his glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let us drink to them, Wolfenden--Mr. Felix!"
