Chapter 9 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's all right." "Right? Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly." "Did I show it, my dear boy?" "Horribly," said Chumbley, coolly.
Chapter 9 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “"Horribly," said Chumbley, coolly.”
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “"Horribly," said Chumbley, coolly.”
the act of eating lunch
From this reading “Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."”
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In this reading “"Did I show it, my dear boy?"”
In this reading “Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."”
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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 Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
(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 "It's all right."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Did I show it, my dear boy?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Horribly," said Chumbley, coolly.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading "Horribly," said Chumbley, coolly.
plural of “cup” — a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
dearly loved
From this reading "Did I show it, my dear boy?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did I show it, my dear boy?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "Horribly," said Chumbley, coolly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right."
the act of eating lunch
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Did I show it, my dear boy?"
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Horribly," said Chumbley, coolly.
express in words
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, yes, I think so; but, I say, doctor, the next time you are lunching with a native, and you think the cups are poisoned, don't show it quite so plainly."
Chapter 9 of One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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