Chapter 6 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO IS MR. SABIN? Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers. Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation. That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.
Chapter 6 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the right to enter
From this reading “Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.”
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading “Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.”
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading “Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.”
blessed with privileges
From this reading “That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.”
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading “SABIN?”
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In this reading “Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.”
In this reading “That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.”
In this reading “Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.”
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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 Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
the right to enter
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
plural of “caller” — a social or business visitor
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
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From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
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From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO IS MR.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHO IS MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
a human being
From this reading That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.
blessed with privileges
From this reading That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.
a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound
From this reading SABIN?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he was a privileged person it was easy to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Thorpe-Satchell was not at home to ordinary callers.
at the time that
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
which person or people
From this reading WHO IS MR.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Nevertheless when a discreet servant brought her Mr. Francis Densham's card she gave orders for his admittance without hesitation.
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