Chapter 10 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile. "Oh, I'm sure he will," he said. "Eh, Dick?" "Of course, father, of course." "And out all the morning, too!
Chapter 10 of The Master of the Ceremonies is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course, father, of course."”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Eh, Dick?"”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"Of course, father, of course."”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"And out all the morning, too!”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Oh, I'm sure he will," he said.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course, father, of course."”
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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 The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "And out all the morning, too!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And out all the morning, too!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course, father, of course."
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Eh, Dick?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eh, Dick?"
a person who is older than you are
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Of course, father, of course."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I'm sure he will," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm sure he will," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "And out all the morning, too!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, father, of course."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm sure he will," he said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And out all the morning, too!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I'm sure he will," he said.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Oh, I'm sure he will," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And out all the morning, too!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, I'm sure he will," he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The elder Linnell looked from one to the other with a smile.
Chapter 10 of The Master of the Ceremonies by George Manville Fenn holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 10 holds 412 sentences of The Master of the Ceremonies, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Master of the Ceremonies by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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