Chapter 9 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mum!" "Oh, there's no one to hear us now. But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?" "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl." "Ah, but there's something more than that.
Chapter 9 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “"Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."”
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “"Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"”
a young female
From this reading “"Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “"Oh, there's no one to hear us now.”
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading “"Mum!"”
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading “"Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."”
plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy
From this reading “"Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."”
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From this reading "Ah, but there's something more than that.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
a game played with playing cards
From this reading "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
a young female
From this reading "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Oh, there's no one to hear us now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Ah, but there's something more than that.
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading "Mum!"
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, there's no one to hear us now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh, there's no one to hear us now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, there's no one to hear us now.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, there's no one to hear us now.
plural of “pack” — a large indefinite number
From this reading "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."
express in words
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy
From this reading "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Because she sells packs of cards, old girl."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Ah, but there's something more than that.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Ah, but there's something more than that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, but there's something more than that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, there's no one to hear us now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, there's no one to hear us now.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, there's no one to hear us now.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, I say, Jo-si-ah, why is he so friendly with Miss Clode?"
Chapter 9 of The Master of the Ceremonies by George Manville Fenn holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 402 sentences of The Master of the Ceremonies, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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