Chapter 7 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Arnold!" I waved my left hand. "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged. "I'm hard at it." "Found your plot, then, eh?"
Chapter 7 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “"Arnold!"”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.”
move deeply
From this reading “"Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “"I'm hard at it."”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “"Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “"Found your plot, then, eh?"”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “I waved my left hand.”
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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 "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading "Arnold!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm hard at it."
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
a boy or man
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
move deeply
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
set up or found
From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I waved my left hand.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "I'm hard at it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I waved my left hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm hard at it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm hard at it."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I waved my left hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I waved my left hand.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't disturb me for a few minutes, Allan, there's a good chap," I begged.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading I waved my left hand.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Found your plot, then, eh?"
Chapter 7 of The Master Mummer by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 7 holds 272 sentences of The Master Mummer, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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