Chapter 27 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it. He didn't come around as much as he used to. At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told. That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to. I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.
Chapter 27 of Mitch Miller is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.”
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.”
possessive form of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
later than; following
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He didn't come around as much as he used to.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He didn't come around as much as he used to.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
a youthful male person
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He didn't come around as much as he used to.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't come around as much as he used to.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't come around as much as he used to.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He didn't come around as much as he used to.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
possessive form of “printer” — someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
not in physical motion
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That kept him away from me; but after he lost the job, still I didn't see him like I used to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He didn't come around as much as he used to.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I looked him up a good deal, but he was mostly quiet.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading He didn't come around as much as he used to.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mitch was now a changed boy and every one could see it.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading At first Mr. Miller set him to work to learn the printer's trade as I have told.
Chapter 27 of Mitch Miller by Edgar Lee Masters holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 27 holds 166 sentences of Mitch Miller, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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