Chapter 5 of The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared. "Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly. "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City. That is why I really must go to town later. I'm not altogether sorry.
Chapter 5 of The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “I'm not altogether sorry.”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.”
in a gruff manner
From this reading “"Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “"Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.”
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading “A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.”
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
From this reading “"Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.”
plural of “six” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “"Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.”
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In this reading “A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.”
In this reading “"Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.”
In this reading “"Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.”
In this reading “"Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.”
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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 FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I'm not altogether sorry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading "Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
a social unit living together
From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
in a gruff manner
From this reading "Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not altogether sorry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not altogether sorry.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
plural of “six” — the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I'm not altogether sorry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Another call from the Bank," he said gruffly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Everything there is at sixes and sevens since the news was howled through the City.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
at the time that
From this reading A FAMILY GATHERING Fenley was frowning when he reappeared.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That is why I really must go to town later.
Chapter 5 of The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Louis Tracy holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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