Chapter 3 of Mighty Mikko is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mighty Mikko is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All the youths present instantly took up the cry: "Log! Log! Send for Log!" So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
Chapter 3 of Mighty Mikko is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “All the youths present instantly took up the cry:”
take in liquids
From this reading “So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “All the youths present instantly took up the cry:”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “"Log!”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.”
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “All the youths present instantly took up the cry:”
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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as supposed or expected
In this reading “So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.”
In this reading “So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.”
In this reading “So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.”
pursue or resume
In this reading “All the youths present instantly took up the cry:”
order, request, or command to come
In this reading “Send for Log!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
(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 All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
plural of “bottle” — a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
take in liquids
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Send for Log!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading "Log!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send for Log!"
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
a source of difficulty
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
at the time that
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So the King sent for Log and sure enough when Log came he was able to drink down nine bottles of the strong waters without any trouble at all.
plural of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
Chapter 3 of Mighty Mikko by Parker Fillmore holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 423 sentences of Mighty Mikko, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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