Chapter 6 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O--oh!" she used to say. "You'll get on. There's no doubt about that. You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then." "You're a liar," he would reply.
Chapter 6 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “There's no doubt about that.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"You'll get on.”
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading “"You're a liar," he would reply.”
make a painting
From this reading “You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"You're a liar," he would reply.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “"O--oh!" she used to say.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."”
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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 You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There's no doubt about that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There's no doubt about that.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You'll get on.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You're a liar," he would reply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
From this reading "You're a liar," he would reply.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
not any; not one
From this reading There's no doubt about that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
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--oh!" she used to say.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "O--oh!" she used to say.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You'll get on.
make a painting
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "You're a liar," he would reply.
express in words
From this reading "O--oh!" she used to say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O--oh!" she used to say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's no doubt about that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's no doubt about that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O--oh!" she used to say.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "O--oh!" she used to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You're a liar," he would reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'll have a big stoodio and the nobs will come up in their motor-cars, and you'll be able to paint what you like then."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll get on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a liar," he would reply.
Chapter 6 of Mendel: A Story of Youth by Gilbert Cannan holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 6 holds 402 sentences of Mendel: A Story of Youth, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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