Chapter 25 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We crossed the river and took the train. But the fun was over. Even our pas was quiet. Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms. I couldn't talk, somehow.
Chapter 25 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “We crossed the river and took the train.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “But the fun was over.”
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading “Even our pas was quiet.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Even our pas was quiet.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “I couldn't talk, somehow.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “We crossed the river and took the train.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We crossed the river and took the train.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the fun was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't talk, somehow.
placed crosswise
From this reading We crossed the river and took the train.
divisible by two
From this reading Even our pas was quiet.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading But the fun was over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn't talk, somehow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mitch fell asleep in his father's arms.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Even our pas was quiet.
above and across; more than
From this reading But the fun was over.
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading Even our pas was quiet.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Even our pas was quiet.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading We crossed the river and took the train.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I couldn't talk, somehow.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I couldn't talk, somehow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We crossed the river and took the train.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading We crossed the river and took the train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading We crossed the river and took the train.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the fun was over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We crossed the river and took the train.
Chapter 25 of Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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 25 holds 85 sentences of Mitch Miller, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 85 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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