Chapter 13 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would! But ought you really to go out? It is almost raining.” “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!” “But will not Mrs. Meredith wonder--?” began Hope.
Chapter 13 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ““O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ““I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!””
with firmness
From this reading ““I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!””
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading ““O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading ““But will not Mrs. Meredith wonder--?” began Hope.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “It is almost raining.””
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading ““I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!””
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading ““O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It is almost raining.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “But will not Mrs. Meredith wonder--?” began Hope.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ought you really to go out?
with firmness
From this reading “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But ought you really to go out?
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost raining.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost raining.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “But will not Mrs. Meredith wonder--?” began Hope.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “But will not Mrs. Meredith wonder--?” began Hope.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But will not Mrs. Meredith wonder--?” began Hope.
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 auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
and nothing more
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading But ought you really to go out?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But ought you really to go out?
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It is almost raining.”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But ought you really to go out?
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall go,” said Aunt Jane, decisively, “if it rains little boys!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But ought you really to go out?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But will not Mrs. Meredith wonder--?” began Hope.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “But will not Mrs. Meredith wonder--?” began Hope.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “O auntie!” said Hope, greatly relieved, “if you only would!
Chapter 13 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 13 holds 180 sentences of Malbone: An Oldport Romance, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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