Chapter 21 of Memoirs of a Midget is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Memoirs of a Midget is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives. "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me. Catch!" She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands. "Now then.
Chapter 21 of Memoirs of a Midget is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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getting two things to correspond
From this reading “"One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Catch!"”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.”
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading “"One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.”
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading “"One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “"One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.”
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “"One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.”
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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 She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
getting two things to correspond
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Catch!"
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness
From this reading She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a Jew
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Now then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She dropped a wasp-bitten, pulpy fruit into my hands.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Much against my will I turned my back on her, and led her off to the beehives.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One for you," she said, stooping forward, balancing the sheeny toe of her shoe on the brown mould, "and the rest for me.
Chapter 21 of Memoirs of a Midget by Walter [Adapter] De la Mare holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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