Chapter 19 of Blind mice is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Blind mice is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered. Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair. She smiled pityingly at his troubled face. “I heard you go out,” she said. “I expect you had a disagreeable time, didn’t you?
Chapter 19 of Blind mice is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
From this reading “Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.”
not to your liking
From this reading ““I expect you had a disagreeable time, didn’t you?”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.”
fasten with a lock
From this reading “He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.”
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 “He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.”
In this reading “Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.”
In this reading “She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““I heard you go out,” she said.”
In this reading “He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
later than; following
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I expect you had a disagreeable time, didn’t you?
not to your liking
From this reading “I expect you had a disagreeable time, didn’t you?
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I expect you had a disagreeable time, didn’t you?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I heard you go out,” she said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I expect you had a disagreeable time, didn’t you?
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard you go out,” she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard you go out,” she said.
fasten with a lock
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I heard you go out,” she said.
in a compassionate manner
From this reading She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I heard you go out,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I expect you had a disagreeable time, didn’t you?
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading She smiled pityingly at his troubled face.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He halted and, after a slight hesitation, turned the handle of the lock and entered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy was sitting on the edge of the bed braiding her hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I heard you go out,” she said.
Chapter 19 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 19 holds 405 sentences of Blind mice, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Blind mice by C. (Cyril) Kay-Scott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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