Chapter 6 of Molly Bawn is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Molly Bawn is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ... * * * And related the wondrous adventure." --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly. "I never saw any one so lazy. You don't pick one to my ten."
Chapter 6 of Molly Bawn is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
put to use
From this reading “--_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “"I never saw any one so lazy.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “--_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “You don't pick one to my ten."”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “* * * And related the wondrous adventure."”
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading “--_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “* * * And related the wondrous adventure."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading * * * And related the wondrous adventure."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
put to use
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
select carefully from a group
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading * * * And related the wondrous adventure."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
cut with a saw
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I never saw any one so lazy.
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * And related the wondrous adventure."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then they sat down and talked Of their friends at home ...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading * * * And related the wondrous adventure."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don't pick one to my ten."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading --_Courtship of Miles Standish._ "Do exert yourself," says Molly.
Chapter 6 of Molly Bawn by Duchess holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 6 holds 283 sentences of Molly Bawn, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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