Chapter 16 of The Green Mummy is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Green Mummy is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information. Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus. “Come back, come back. Tell me all.” “I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.
Chapter 16 of The Green Mummy is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.”
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.”
the act of grasping
From this reading ““I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.”
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading ““I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading ““I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.”
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading ““I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.”
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.”
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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 Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
(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 Tell me all.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Come back, come back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come back, come back.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
-ing form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
the act of giving
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
the act of departing
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
the act of grasping
From this reading “I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.
a message received and understood
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading “I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me all.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.
-ing form of “remove” — remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “I reckon not,” rejoined the mariner, removing Braddock's grip.
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
express in words
From this reading Tell me all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But the Professor was not going to let Captain Hervey escape without giving him full information.
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading Before the Yankee skipper could reach the front door, Braddock was at his heels, gasping and blowing like a grampus.
Chapter 16 of The Green Mummy by Fergus Hume holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 16 holds 251 sentences of The Green Mummy, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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