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Chapter 4 of Malvina of Brittany is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper. "I couldn't do it. Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me." Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon. The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
Chapter 4 of Malvina of Brittany is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon.”
easy to reach
From this reading “The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.”
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.”
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “"Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.”
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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 "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
(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 Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
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From this reading Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I couldn't do it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I couldn't do it.
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From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
easy to reach
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I couldn't do it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I couldn't do it.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
not in physical motion
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not if all the saints were to go down upon their knees and pray to me."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Professor felt that; added to which he had not any handy.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "Don't ask me," protested Mrs. Muldoon, still in a terrified whisper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Common-sense argument would not have prevailed with Mrs. Muldoon.
Chapter 4 of Malvina of Brittany by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 4 holds 204 sentences of Malvina of Brittany, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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