Chapter 4 of Mignon is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mignon is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby. “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed. “Come and see your waif. She is the dearest little thing. Why, I do believe she knows you.”
Chapter 4 of Mignon is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “She is the dearest little thing.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.”
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
From this reading ““Come and see your waif.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She is the dearest little thing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come and see your waif.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Why, I do believe she knows you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come and see your waif.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading She is the dearest little thing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why, I do believe she knows you.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed.
set up or found
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I do believe she knows you.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Why, I do believe she knows you.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She is the dearest little thing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
a particular point in time
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
of an obscure nature
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Come and see your waif.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed.
in the near future
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
refrain from harming
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
a special situation
From this reading She is the dearest little thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
From this reading “Come and see your waif.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
in or at the place that
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I do believe she knows you.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading AS soon as Bootles had a spare moment he made his way to the adjutant’s quarters, where he found Mrs. Gray playing with the mysterious baby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, is that you, Captain Ferrers?” she exclaimed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come and see your waif.
Chapter 4 of Mignon by John Strange Winter holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 4 holds 126 sentences of Mignon, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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