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Great Porter Square: A Mystery. V. 1
Great Porter Square: A Mystery. V. 1

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THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.
Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!
The request was not to be denied.
That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.
But to say, "pull the blue bell" was one thing, and to pull the blue bell was another.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Great Porter Square: A Mystery. V. 1

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of Great Porter Square: A Mystery. V. 1 is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.
/ðə ˈspeʃəl rɪˈpɔːrtər ʌv ðə ˈiːvnɪŋ muːn meɪks ðə əˈkweɪntəns ʌv ə ˈlɪtəl mætʃ ɡɜːrl/
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Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!
/pʊl ðə bluː bel ənd nɑːk faɪv taɪmz/
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The request was not to be denied.
/ðə rɪˈkwest wɑːz nɑːt tuː biː dɪˈnaɪd/
Line 4
That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.
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But to say, "pull the blue bell" was one thing, and to pull the blue bell was another.
/bʌt tuː seɪ pʊl ðə bluː bel wɑːz wʌn θɪŋ ənd tuː pʊl ðə bluː bel wɑːz əˈnʌðər/

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acquaintance noun US /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading “THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.”

denied verb US /dɪˈnaɪd/

inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading “The request was not to be denied.”

height noun US /haɪt/

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading “That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.”

knock verb US /nɑːk/

deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading “Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!”

match verb US /mætʃ/

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading “THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.”

pull verb US /pʊl/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading “Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!”

reporter noun US /rɪˈpɔːrtər/

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading “THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.”

request verb US /rɪˈkwest/

express the need or desire for

From this reading “The request was not to be denied.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

five times noun + noun

In this reading “Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!”

small party adjective + noun

In this reading “That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.”

three feet noun + noun counted as “three foot”

In this reading “That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.”

MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE verb + article + noun counted as “make … acquaintance”

In this reading “THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.”

in height preposition + noun

having a specified height

In this reading “That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

ACQUAINTANCEnounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading But to say, "pull the blue bell" was one thing, and to pull the blue bell was another.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The request was not to be denied.

bellnounUS /bel/

a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But to say, "pull the blue bell" was one thing, and to pull the blue bell was another.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

deniedverbUS /dɪˈnaɪd/

inflected form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict

From this reading The request was not to be denied.

EVENINGnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

GIRLnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

heightnounUS /haɪt/

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

knockverbUS /nɑːk/

deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!

LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

MAKESnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

MATCHverbUS /mætʃ/

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

MOONnounUS /muːn/

the natural satellite of the Earth

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The request was not to be denied.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But to say, "pull the blue bell" was one thing, and to pull the blue bell was another.

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

PullverbUS /pʊl/

cause to move by pulling

From this reading Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!

reachverbUS /riːtʃ/

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

REPORTERnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtər/

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

requestverbUS /rɪˈkwest/

express the need or desire for

From this reading The request was not to be denied.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading But to say, "pull the blue bell" was one thing, and to pull the blue bell was another.

scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/

only a very short time before

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

self-evidentadjective

evident without proof or argument

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

SPECIALadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SPECIAL REPORTER OF THE "EVENING MOON" MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF A LITTLE MATCH GIRL.

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading But to say, "pull the blue bell" was one thing, and to pull the blue bell was another.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Pull the blue bell, and knock five times!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The request was not to be denied.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The request was not to be denied.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading That the small party who made it could _not_ "reach" was self-evident, for she was scarcely three feet and a half in height.

Chapter 10 of Great Porter Square: A Mystery. V. 1 by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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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