Chapter 8 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A shade more to the right, please. There, just as you are now! Don't move! In five minutes I shall have finished for the day." Isobel smiled.
Chapter 8 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Don't move!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"A shade more to the right, please.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"A shade more to the right, please.”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “"A shade more to the right, please.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Isobel smiled.”
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 "A shade more to the right, please.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, just as you are now!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There, just as you are now!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't move!
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel smiled.
and nothing more
From this reading There, just as you are now!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Don't move!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There, just as you are now!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In five minutes I shall have finished for the day."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Isobel smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, just as you are now!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A shade more to the right, please.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There, just as you are now!
Chapter 8 of The Master Mummer by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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 8 holds 197 sentences of The Master Mummer, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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