Chapter 10 of The Mysterious Three is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Mysterious Three is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, what is it?" I said impatiently. "Have you come into a fortune?" "Right the very first time!" he exclaimed. "Yes, I have.
Chapter 10 of The Mysterious Three is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"Have you come into a fortune?"”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “"Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “"Have you come into a fortune?"”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “I said impatiently.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.”
(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 “"Well, what is it?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, I have.”
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.
In this reading “"Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “"Have you come into a fortune?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Have you come into a fortune?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Have you come into a fortune?"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "Have you come into a fortune?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you come into a fortune?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said impatiently.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading I said impatiently.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Have you come into a fortune?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, what is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, what is it?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said impatiently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Right the very first time!" he exclaimed.
(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 "Well, what is it?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what is it?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I have.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you come into a fortune?"
Chapter 10 of The Mysterious Three by William Le Queux holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 417 sentences of The Mysterious Three, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Mysterious Three by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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