Chapter 1 of The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MUMMY! A TALE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY. By Jane Webb (Mrs. Loudon). "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?" I SAM., xxviii.
Chapter 1 of The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"”
a period of 100 years
From this reading “A TALE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY.”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “THE MUMMY!”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “I SAM., xxviii.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “A TALE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “"Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"”
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading “By Jane Webb (Mrs. Loudon).”
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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 A TALE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Jane Webb (Mrs. Loudon).
a period of 100 years
From this reading A TALE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SAM., xxviii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Jane Webb (Mrs. Loudon).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Jane Webb (Mrs. Loudon).
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading By Jane Webb (Mrs. Loudon).
informal terms for a mother
From this reading THE MUMMY!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TALE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading I SAM., xxviii.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A TALE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MUMMY!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"
coming next after the twenty-first in position
From this reading A TALE OF THE TWENTY-SECOND CENTURY.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"
English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
From this reading By Jane Webb (Mrs. Loudon).
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading I SAM., xxviii.
Chapter 1 of The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century by Mrs. (Jane) Loudon holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 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 1 holds 48 sentences of The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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