Chapter 26 of The Mansion of Mystery is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Mansion of Mystery is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault. "What do you want?" "I want to get some of that new paper." "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man." "I'll take it now--it won't take a minute."
Chapter 26 of The Mansion of Mystery is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.”
marked for certain death
From this reading “DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “"I want to get some of that new paper."”
plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.”
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading “DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.”
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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 DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
later than; following
From this reading "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want?"
marked for certain death
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I want to get some of that new paper."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to get some of that new paper."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll take it now--it won't take a minute."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'll take it now--it won't take a minute."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I want to get some of that new paper."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I'll take it now--it won't take a minute."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "I want to get some of that new paper."
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I want to get some of that new paper."
plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
carry out
From this reading "I'll take it now--it won't take a minute."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I want to get some of that new paper."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOOMED TO DIE "Wait a minute!" came from the other man, as Matlock Styles was on the point of coming out of the vault.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, you can get there after we have caught our man."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll take it now--it won't take a minute."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want?"
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