Chapter 3 of How Jack Mackenzie won his epaulettes is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of How Jack Mackenzie won his epaulettes is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIFE IN SUMMER LOANING. "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom. I can hear his voice in the hall. Now we'll have a song and a dance!" She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
Chapter 3 of How Jack Mackenzie won his epaulettes is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “Now we'll have a song and a dance!"”
marked by eager anticipation
From this reading “She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.”
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading “LIFE IN SUMMER LOANING.”
calm by deception
From this reading “"O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “"O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.”
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading “"O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.”
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In this reading “She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.”
In this reading “I can hear his voice in the hall.”
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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 "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
later than; following
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now we'll have a song and a dance!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hear his voice in the hall.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Now we'll have a song and a dance!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
marked by eager anticipation
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
given to merry frolicking
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I can hear his voice in the hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now we'll have a song and a dance!"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I can hear his voice in the hall.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I can hear his voice in the hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can hear his voice in the hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE IN SUMMER LOANING.
full of or producing joy
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIFE IN SUMMER LOANING.
disposing of money or property with the expectation that the same thing (or an equivalent) will be returned
From this reading LIFE IN SUMMER LOANING.
calm by deception
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now we'll have a song and a dance!"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Now we'll have a song and a dance!"
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading LIFE IN SUMMER LOANING.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
male cat
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
in the direction of
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I can hear his voice in the hall.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now we'll have a song and a dance!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rose and walked towards the drawing-room door, and the bairns crowded after, with joyful, expectant faces.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O children," cried old Mrs. Morgan during a lull in the frolicsome riot, "here comes your uncle Tom.
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