Chapter 9 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks. Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit. "Oh, I hate that woman!" Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her! I would rather die than go to her.
Chapter 9 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"Oh, I hate that woman!"”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.”
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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 Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
from appearances alone
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her!
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Isobel exclaimed as I entered, "I hate her!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
and nothing more
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
on the contrary
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
having a supporting base
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
not in physical motion
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Isobel was standing quite still in the middle of the room, her hands tightly clenched, a spot of colour aflame in her cheeks.
which person or people
From this reading Arthur, who had passed Lady Delahaye and me upon the stairs, had apparently just been told the object of her visit.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Oh, I hate that woman!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would rather die than go to her.
Chapter 9 of The Master Mummer by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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 9 holds 201 sentences of The Master Mummer, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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