Chapter 5 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening. The effect on me was comforting and humanising. I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations. Miss Ottley, however, was, as usual, impenetrable. She belonged of right to the age of iron.
Chapter 5 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “She belonged of right to the age of iron.”
providing freedom from worry
From this reading “The effect on me was comforting and humanising.”
having made preparations
From this reading “I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.”
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.”
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading “Miss Ottley, however, was, as usual, impenetrable.”
confidently optimistic and cheerful
From this reading “I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.”
inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
In this reading “I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.”
In this reading “The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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how long something has existed
From this reading She belonged of right to the age of iron.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The effect on me was comforting and humanising.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Ottley, however, was, as usual, impenetrable.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading She belonged of right to the age of iron.
a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
providing freedom from worry
From this reading The effect on me was comforting and humanising.
having made preparations
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The effect on me was comforting and humanising.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
a boy or man
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Miss Ottley, however, was, as usual, impenetrable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The effect on me was comforting and humanising.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
not admitting of penetration or passage into or through
From this reading Miss Ottley, however, was, as usual, impenetrable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading She belonged of right to the age of iron.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The effect on me was comforting and humanising.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Ottley, however, was, as usual, impenetrable.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The effect on me was comforting and humanising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Ottley, however, was, as usual, impenetrable.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She belonged of right to the age of iron.
confidently optimistic and cheerful
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She belonged of right to the age of iron.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Miss Ottley, however, was, as usual, impenetrable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The effect on me was comforting and humanising.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Shadow in the Cave We ate heartily, the pair of us, that evening.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I felt well disposed to my fellow man--and woman, and inclined to sanguine expectations.
Chapter 5 of The Living Mummy by Ambrose Pratt holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
Chapter 5 holds 254 sentences of The Living Mummy, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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