Chapter 18 of Blind mice is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Blind mice is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Where’s Mother?” “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.” Lucy seated herself by the window. “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began. Lucy looked at him.
Chapter 18 of Blind mice is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading ““I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading ““I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy seated herself by the window.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ““I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.”
United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading ““She has gone some place with Miss Powell.””
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Lucy seated herself by the window.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Lucy seated herself by the window.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.”
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 ““I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.”
be restored
In this reading ““I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Lucy looked at him.”
In this reading “Lucy seated herself by the window.”
In this reading ““She has gone some place with Miss Powell.””
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lucy looked at him.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lucy seated herself by the window.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lucy seated herself by the window.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lucy looked at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Lucy looked at him.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy seated herself by the window.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Where’s Mother?”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.”
United States general who was the first African American to serve as chief of staff; later served as Secretary of State under President George W. Bush (born 1937)
From this reading “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Lucy seated herself by the window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lucy seated herself by the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where’s Mother?”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Lucy seated herself by the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She has gone some place with Miss Powell.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I came back to the office yesterday evening,” John began.
Chapter 18 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott holds 406 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 18 holds 406 sentences of Blind mice, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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