Chapter 11 of The Mynns' Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Mynns' Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly. "It's all moonshine. I don't like Saul Harrington; never did. But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests." "Perhaps not, sir.
Chapter 11 of The Mynns' Mystery is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."”
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading “"Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “"Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “"It's all moonshine.”
(Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
From this reading “I don't like Saul Harrington; never did.”
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."”
in a tart manner
From this reading “"Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.”
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.
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.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
(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 "It's all moonshine.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I don't like Saul Harrington; never did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading "Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't like Saul Harrington; never did.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't like Saul Harrington; never did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all moonshine.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading "Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading "Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't like Saul Harrington; never did.
the light of the Moon
From this reading "It's all moonshine.
a form of address for a man
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I don't like Saul Harrington; never did.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps not, sir.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.
(Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
From this reading I don't like Saul Harrington; never did.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Perhaps not, sir.
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
in a tart manner
From this reading "Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't flatter him, Lawrence," said the lawyer tartly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But he would not have acted as our young frien--as young Mr Blank suggests."
Chapter 11 of The Mynns' Mystery by George Manville Fenn holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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