Mysterious Mr. Sabin

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The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

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Chapter XXXIX Reading 1/35

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Chapter XXXIX

Chapter 39 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

A HARBOUR TRAGEDY The voyage of the _Calipha_ came to its usual termination about ten o'clock on the following morning, when she passed Boston lights and steamed slowly down the smooth waters of the harbour. The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise. Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around. Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone. There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

Mysterious Mr. Sabin

Chapter XXXIX

Chapter 39 of Mysterious Mr. Sabin is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

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Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

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Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

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There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “A HARBOUR TRAGEDY The voyage of the _Calipha_ came to its usual termination about ten o'clock on the following morning, when she passed Boston lights and steamed slowly down the smooth waters of the harbour.”

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.”

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A HARBOUR TRAGEDY The voyage of the _Calipha_ came to its usual termination about ten o'clock on the following morning, when she passed Boston lights and steamed slowly down the smooth waters of the harbour.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

all

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From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

Already

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

anxious

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

apart

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

away

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

Boston

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Calipha

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came

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chairs

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

deck

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From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

down

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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

felt

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

following

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gown

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

guise

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From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

HARBOUR

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hat

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

heavily

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

hovering

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

last

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

lights

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morning

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From this reading There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

Mrs

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

o'clock

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

officiously

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

passed

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passengers

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From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

piled

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

plain

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

quiet

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

render

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

Sabin

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From this reading There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

service

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

seven

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From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

signs

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From this reading There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

sitting

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

slowly

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smooth

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some

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

steamed

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steamer

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

stewards

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

tailor

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

ten

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termination

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

There

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From this reading There were no signs of either Mr. Watson or Mr. Sabin.

tied

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

TRAGEDY

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transformed

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From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

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From this reading Already the steamer chairs were being tied up and piled away; the stewards, officiously anxious to render some last service, were hovering around.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

usual

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veiled

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

voyage

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

waters

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Watson

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From this reading Mrs. Watson, in a plain tailor gown and quiet felt hat, was sitting heavily veiled apart and alone.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

wonderfully

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From this reading The seven passengers were all upon deck in wonderfully transformed guise.

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