Chapter 24 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted. Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard. Hardly any farmers was in town. The stores seemed empty. And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.
Chapter 24 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.”
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “Hardly any farmers was in town.”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.”
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.”
plural of “rind” — the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
From this reading “Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “The stores seemed empty.”
an African melon
From this reading “Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.”
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anew
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
(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 So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Hardly any farmers was in town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The stores seemed empty.
at any time
From this reading And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.
plural of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading Hardly any farmers was in town.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly any farmers was in town.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hardly any farmers was in town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.
above and across; more than
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.
plural of “rind” — the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating)
From this reading Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.
cut with a saw
From this reading And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The stores seemed empty.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The stores seemed empty.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And Mitch was quieter than I ever saw him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So court bein' over, the town was dull again and all deserted.
an African melon
From this reading Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Watermelon rinds and newspapers was all over the court house yard.
Chapter 24 of Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 24 holds 272 sentences of Mitch Miller, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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