Chapter 32 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book. Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm. I looked at first at the hand. It was feminine and delicately gloved. Then I looked upwards into the blue eyes of Lady Delahaye.
Chapter 32 of The Master Mummer is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.”
in a delicate manner
From this reading “It was feminine and delicately gloved.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.”
associated with women and not with men
From this reading “It was feminine and delicately gloved.”
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading “It was feminine and delicately gloved.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.”
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.”
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Then I looked upwards into the blue eyes of Lady Delahaye.”
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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 Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked at first at the hand.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Then I looked upwards into the blue eyes of Lady Delahaye.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I looked upwards into the blue eyes of Lady Delahaye.
in a delicate manner
From this reading It was feminine and delicately gloved.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Then I looked upwards into the blue eyes of Lady Delahaye.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
associated with women and not with men
From this reading It was feminine and delicately gloved.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I looked at first at the hand.
having the hands covered with gloves
From this reading It was feminine and delicately gloved.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then I looked upwards into the blue eyes of Lady Delahaye.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was feminine and delicately gloved.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Then I looked upwards into the blue eyes of Lady Delahaye.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked at first at the hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading I examined the tickets carefully and placed them in my pocket-book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Then I looked upwards into the blue eyes of Lady Delahaye.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was feminine and delicately gloved.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then I paused to light a cigarette on my way out of the office, and almost immediately felt a hand upon my arm.
Chapter 32 of The Master Mummer by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 198 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.
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