Chapter 7 of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else. I'll risk it anyhow. So just keep still and listen. "'You see this egg?' Columbus led.
Chapter 7 of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “I'll risk it anyhow.”
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading “Columbus led.”
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “"Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “"'You see this egg?'”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “"Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.”
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading “"Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “"Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “I'll risk it anyhow.”
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 “"Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.”
In this reading “"Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.”
In this reading “So just keep still and listen.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading I'll risk it anyhow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading Columbus led.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading "'You see this egg?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll risk it anyhow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll risk it anyhow.
and nothing more
From this reading So just keep still and listen.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Columbus led.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
hear with intention
From this reading So just keep still and listen.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
literature in metrical form
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading I'll risk it anyhow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "'You see this egg?'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So just keep still and listen.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
not in physical motion
From this reading So just keep still and listen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'You see this egg?'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
the act of using
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
produce a literary work
From this reading "Not to write poetry, but I've got a dog-license," said the Unwiseman, "and I guess if a man pays three dollars to keep a dog and doesn't keep the dog he's got a right to use the license for something else.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'You see this egg?'
Chapter 7 of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad by John Kendrick Bangs holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 419 sentences of Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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