Chapter 18 of Molly Brown's College Friends is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Molly Brown's College Friends is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone! Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls! The old crowd once more dispersed! I wonder if they will ever come together again. It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
Chapter 18 of Molly Brown's College Friends is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to a wedding
From this reading “THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!”
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading “The old crowd once more dispersed!”
assemble or get together
From this reading “It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!”
the act of punishing
From this reading “THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!”
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading “THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.”
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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In this reading “THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!”
anew
In this reading “The old crowd once more dispersed!”
come together, as if in an embrace
In this reading “I wonder if they will ever come together again.”
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 It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
anew
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
(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 Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
of or relating to a wedding
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The old crowd once more dispersed!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading The old crowd once more dispersed!
at any time
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
assemble or get together
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!
destroyed or killed
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!
immediately past
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The old crowd once more dispersed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old crowd once more dispersed!
on one occasion
From this reading The old crowd once more dispersed!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
the act of punishing
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading THE PUNISHMENT OF MILDRED The last rice thrown and the bridal party gone!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
precisely as stated
From this reading It had been a perfect time, and Molly, although dead tired, was very happy that she had been able to gather them in under her roof.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Molly and Judy all that was left of the gay girls!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder if they will ever come together again.
Chapter 18 of Molly Brown's College Friends by Nell Speed holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 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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