Chapter 1 of Mabel's mishap is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Mabel's mishap is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc. Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO. 103-105 So. Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally. Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
Chapter 1 of Mabel's mishap is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a cheerless manner
From this reading “Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.”
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading “Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.”
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
From this reading “Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.”
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading “Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.”
-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading “Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.”
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In this reading “Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.”
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From this reading 103-105 So.
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From this reading 103-105 So.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
dearly loved
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
in a cheerless manner
From this reading Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
a young female
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.
English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943)
From this reading Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
plural of “pane” — sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 103-105 So.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Author of “Kittyboy’s Christmas,” “Taking a Stand,” “A Dear Little Girl,” etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
-ing form of “trickle” — run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Philadelphia GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fifteenth Street It was raining dismally.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabel, leaning her arms on the broad window-sill, watched the drops trickling down the panes.
Chapter 1 of Mabel's mishap by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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