Chapter XXII of The Millionaire Mystery, “The Beginning of the End,” is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter XXII of The Millionaire Mystery, “The Beginning of the End,” is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons. Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry? Had his disguise been penetrated? Had she brought some one to witness the discovery? These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
Chapter XXII of The Millionaire Mystery, “The Beginning of the End,” is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of discovering something
From this reading “Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “Had his disguise been penetrated?”
requiring attention or action
From this reading “Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry?”
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading “Had his disguise been penetrated?”
a request to be present
From this reading “Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.”
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading “Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?”
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.
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temporarily
In this reading “These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.”
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From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
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From this reading Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry?
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry?
the act of discovering something
From this reading Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading Had his disguise been penetrated?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
requiring attention or action
From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
take in marriage
From this reading Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
a particular point in time
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading Had Beauchamp been overheard by Mrs. Marry?
past form of “penetrate” — pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
From this reading Had his disguise been penetrated?
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
done under pressure
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?
move hurridly
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
a request to be present
From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alan started to his feet at that imperative summons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading These thoughts rushed through his mind with lightning speed, and for the moment he lost his presence of mind.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Had she brought some one to witness the discovery?
Chapter 22 of The Millionaire Mystery by Fergus Hume holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 22 holds 187 sentences of The Millionaire Mystery, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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