Chapter 18 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Unseen "For my sake, watch! It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over. Oh! I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless. I trust you and depend upon you."
Chapter 18 of The Living Mummy is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “I trust you and depend upon you."”
bringing death
From this reading “It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “The Unseen "For my sake, watch!”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “I trust you and depend upon you."”
not seen or perceived
From this reading “The Unseen "For my sake, watch!”
look attentively
From this reading “The Unseen "For my sake, watch!”
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.
be contingent on
In this reading “I trust you and depend upon you."”
In this reading “It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I trust you and depend upon you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading I trust you and depend upon you."
bringing death
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Unseen "For my sake, watch!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
for more time
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
engage in
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Unseen "For my sake, watch!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
above and across; more than
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading The Unseen "For my sake, watch!
the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Unseen "For my sake, watch!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading I trust you and depend upon you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
not seen or perceived
From this reading The Unseen "For my sake, watch!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I trust you and depend upon you."
look attentively
From this reading The Unseen "For my sake, watch!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is but for two days longer,--the fatal week will then be over.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I implore you not to let your scepticism make you careless.
Chapter 18 of The Living Mummy by Ambrose Pratt holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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 18 holds 225 sentences of The Living Mummy, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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