Chapter 12 of Miss Mouse and Her Boys is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Miss Mouse and Her Boys is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home. 'It's cold, isn't it?' he said. 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky. 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.' 'I shall be down directly,' said Mrs. Caryll.
Chapter 12 of Miss Mouse and Her Boys is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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without deviation
From this reading “'I shall be down directly,' said Mrs. Caryll.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.”
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.”
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 “'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'”
In this reading “'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.”
In this reading “OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.”
In this reading “'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'”
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 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I shall be down directly,' said Mrs. Caryll.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I shall be down directly,' said Mrs. Caryll.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading 'It's cold, isn't it?' he said.
without deviation
From this reading 'I shall be down directly,' said Mrs. Caryll.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'I shall be down directly,' said Mrs. Caryll.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'It's cold, isn't it?' he said.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It's cold, isn't it?' he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It's cold, isn't it?' he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It's cold, isn't it?' he said.
and nothing more
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
the literary culture
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'I shall be down directly,' said Mrs. Caryll.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
above and across; more than
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'It's cold, isn't it?' he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
in the near future
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
refrain from harming
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
not in physical motion
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
at the time that
From this reading OUT ON THE MOOR Uncle Ted was on the look-out for them when they got home.
but in spite of that
From this reading 'Still I don't think we shall have snow just yet,' and he glanced up at the sky.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I want you, as soon as you can spare me a few minutes, Mattie, to look over these letters we were speaking about.'
Chapter 12 of Miss Mouse and Her Boys by Mrs. Molesworth holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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 12 holds 368 sentences of Miss Mouse and Her Boys, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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