Chapter 26 of The Missioner is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Missioner is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove! Where on earth have you sprung from?" Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands. Macheson drew a long sigh of relief. "From the pigsties, Dick.
Chapter 26 of The Missioner is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"From the pigsties, Dick.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Where on earth have you sprung from?"”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.”
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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used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “Where on earth have you sprung from?"”
In this reading “Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.”
In this reading “Where on earth have you sprung from?"”
In this reading “Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.”
In this reading “THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!”
In this reading “Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
someone who is a detective
From this reading "From the pigsties, Dick.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
to say again or imitate
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "From the pigsties, Dick.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
Chapter 26 of The Missioner by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 196 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.
Chapter 26 holds 196 sentences of The Missioner, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Missioner by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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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