Chapter 8 of The Mynns' Mystery is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Mynns' Mystery is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, yes, sir--so much. You knew master so well and he trusted in you." "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?" "Can't you do something, sir?" "Something, Denton?"
Chapter 8 of The Mynns' Mystery is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You knew master so well and he trusted in you."”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “You knew master so well and he trusted in you."”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “"Oh, yes, sir--so much.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Oh, yes, sir--so much.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Can't you do something, sir?"”
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading “You knew master so well and he trusted in you."”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Oh, yes, sir--so much.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You knew master so well and he trusted in you."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you do something, sir?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Can't you do something, sir?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You knew master so well and he trusted in you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You knew master so well and he trusted in you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You knew master so well and he trusted in you."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading You knew master so well and he trusted in you."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir--so much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir--so much.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir--so much.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir--so much.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Can't you do something, sir?"
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading You knew master so well and he trusted in you."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You knew master so well and he trusted in you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Not so much as I could have wished, Denton, but what is it?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, sir--so much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You knew master so well and he trusted in you."
Chapter 8 of The Mynns' Mystery by George Manville Fenn holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 8 holds 432 sentences of The Mynns' Mystery, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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