Chapter 3 of Mollie's Prince: A Novel is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Mollie's Prince: A Novel is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"KING CANUTE" COMES BACK. "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt. And every grin, so merry, draws one out." JOHN WALCOT. "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
Chapter 3 of Mollie's Prince: A Novel is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “"Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “"Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.”
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading “And every grin, so merry, draws one out."”
imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading “"And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."”
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “"Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.”
superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading “"And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."”
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading “"And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."”
third-person singular of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “"And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."”
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be restored
In this reading “"KING CANUTE" COMES BACK.”
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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 "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And every grin, so merry, draws one out."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "KING CANUTE" COMES BACK.
king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
From this reading "KING CANUTE" COMES BACK.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "KING CANUTE" COMES BACK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading And every grin, so merry, draws one out."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And every grin, so merry, draws one out."
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading And every grin, so merry, draws one out."
imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN WALCOT.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "KING CANUTE" COMES BACK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading And every grin, so merry, draws one out."
attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
not any; not one
From this reading "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
superlative of “noble” — impressive in appearance
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
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 "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And every grin, so merry, draws one out."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And every grin, so merry, draws one out."
works for an expert to learn a trade
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And every grin, so merry, draws one out."
third-person singular of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Care to our coffin adds a nail no doubt.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHN WALCOT.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "And Nature swears, the lovely dears Her noblest work she classes, O; Her 'prentice han' she tried on man, And then she made the lasses, O."
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