Chapter 16 of Marguerite Verne is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Marguerite Verne is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. SPRIGGINS MAKES A DISCOVERY. It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion. They are turned out _en masse_. Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
Chapter 16 of Marguerite Verne is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “binder” — a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
From this reading “Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.”
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading “It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.”
plural of “invention” — the creation of something in the mind
From this reading “Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.”
plural of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.”
a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.”
-ing form of “mow” — cut with a blade or mower
From this reading “Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.”
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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 SPRIGGINS MAKES A DISCOVERY.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
in addition
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
plural of “binder” — a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
traveling across
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
the act of discovering something
From this reading SPRIGGINS MAKES A DISCOVERY.
half the width of an em
From this reading They are turned out _en masse_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
grass mowed and cured for use as fodder
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
plural of “invention” — the creation of something in the mind
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
plural of “machine” — any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading SPRIGGINS MAKES A DISCOVERY.
a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
From this reading They are turned out _en masse_.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
-ing form of “mow” — cut with a blade or mower
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They are turned out _en masse_.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Mowing machines are called into active service, and the new inventions--reapers, binders, etc.--are also at hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SPRIGGINS MAKES A DISCOVERY.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are turned out _en masse_.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They are turned out _en masse_.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It is indeed, a warm July day--a fine hay day--and the people of Mill Crossing are taking advantage of the occasion.
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