Chapter 10 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter. "From Sir Robert--catch!" said he. I tore it open. A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank. "Dear Dr. Pinsent," ran the letter.
Chapter 10 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.”
a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading “A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.”
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading “A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “I tore it open.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "From Sir Robert--catch!" said he.
a written order directing a bank to pay money
From this reading A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Dr. Pinsent," ran the letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Dr. Pinsent," ran the letter.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From Sir Robert--catch!" said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "From Sir Robert--catch!" said he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I tore it open.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
not any; not one
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
the middle of the day
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
a brief written record
From this reading A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I tore it open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Dr. Pinsent," ran the letter.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Dear Dr. Pinsent," ran the letter.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "From Sir Robert--catch!" said he.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "From Sir Robert--catch!" said he.
cut with a saw
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading A single sheet of note enclosed a cheque signed in blank.
term of address for a man
From this reading "From Sir Robert--catch!" said he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading I tore it open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Capture of the Coffin About noon--I saw no one but blacks in the meanwhile--the Captain came with a letter.
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