Chapter 3 of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman. "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie. "Don't you worry," laughed the Unwiseman. "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening. "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
Chapter 3 of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “"Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.”
to hook or entangle
From this reading “"He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “"It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “"It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"Don't you worry," laughed the Unwiseman.”
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.
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make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
In this reading “"It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.”
In this reading “"It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.”
In this reading “"O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman.”
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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 "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
(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 "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
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From this reading "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you worry," laughed the Unwiseman.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
to hook or entangle
From this reading "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Don't you worry," laughed the Unwiseman.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
engage in
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
not any; not one
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
and nothing more
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O I'll get there," said the Unwiseman.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It'll be all right, only--" here he paused and looked about him to make sure that no one was listening.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll probably get a hitch on the cow-catcher," suggested Whistlebinkie.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't you worry," laughed the Unwiseman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Only," he whispered, "I wish somebody would carry my carpet-bag.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you worry," laughed the Unwiseman.
Chapter 3 of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad by John Kendrick Bangs holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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