Chapter 16 of Mollie's Substitute Husband is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Mollie's Substitute Husband is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together. "Face the alternative first," said Rockwell. "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning. At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county. That is known all over the State.
Chapter 16 of Mollie's Substitute Husband is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving or used in place of another
From this reading “"Face the alternative first," said Rockwell.”
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading “At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “"George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “"But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.”
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading “At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.”
-ing form of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.”
United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978)
From this reading “"Face the alternative first," said Rockwell.”
a member of a senate
From this reading “At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.”
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In this reading “"George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.”
In this reading “At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.”
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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 At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
(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 That is known all over the State.
serving or used in place of another
From this reading "Face the alternative first," said Rockwell.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Face the alternative first," said Rockwell.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Face the alternative first," said Rockwell.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading That is known all over the State.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
the head of a city government
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
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From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
United States operatic soprano (born in 1945)
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
according to the clock
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
above and across; more than
From this reading That is known all over the State.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
-ing form of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
United States illustrator whose works present a sentimental idealized view of everyday life (1894-1978)
From this reading "Face the alternative first," said Rockwell.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
a member of a senate
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading At that same hour Senator Norman was making a speech at Cairo before an audience representing the entire county.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading That is known all over the State.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Face the alternative first," said Rockwell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "But that is impossible," said Mayor Black and Merriam together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "George--the real George--was admitted to the hospital about nine o’clock this morning.
Chapter 16 of Mollie's Substitute Husband by Max McConn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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