Chapter 3 of Blind mice is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Blind mice is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, Nannie,” he whispered, smiling a little. They were close to the carriage steps. Arthur moved back to assist her. By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin. There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
Chapter 3 of Blind mice is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Arthur moved back to assist her.”
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading “By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.”
hold firmly
From this reading “There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.”
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.”
move in loops
From this reading “By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.”
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading “By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.”
shedding tears
From this reading “There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.”
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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 “Well, Nannie,” he whispered, smiling a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur moved back to assist her.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Arthur moved back to assist her.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Arthur moved back to assist her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading They were close to the carriage steps.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading They were close to the carriage steps.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
hold firmly
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, Nannie,” he whispered, smiling a little.
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arthur moved back to assist her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well, Nannie,” he whispered, smiling a little.
move in loops
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Arthur moved back to assist her.
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From this reading “Well, Nannie,” he whispered, smiling a little.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Well, Nannie,” he whispered, smiling a little.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading By some chance awkwardness his heel caught in a loop of satin.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading They were close to the carriage steps.
shedding tears
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were close to the carriage steps.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were close to the carriage steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were close to the carriage steps.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a tearing sound and Nannie flung herself from his grasp.
(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, Nannie,” he whispered, smiling a little.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were close to the carriage steps.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Well, Nannie,” he whispered, smiling a little.
Chapter 3 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 409 sentences of Blind mice, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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