Chapter 6 of Mabel Wynn is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mabel Wynn is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SURRENDER. "Here is my heart." INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way. Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?" "Not all of us," answered Herbert.
Chapter 6 of Mabel Wynn is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.”
with low volume
From this reading “INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “SURRENDER.”
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In this reading “INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Not all of us," answered Herbert.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
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From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
agreeably diverting
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Here is my heart."
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is my heart."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is my heart."
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here is my heart."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not all of us," answered Herbert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
with low volume
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
in the near future
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
acceptance of despair
From this reading SURRENDER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not all of us," answered Herbert.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading INSTEAD of passing on, Mr. Earle turned quietly about and walked back with Herbert, chatting upon indifferent matters in his usual entertaining way.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pretty soon he said— "Why, I thought you boys were all off down the river this morning?"
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