Chapter 18 of Molly Brown's Junior Days is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Molly Brown's Junior Days is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEALING THE BLIND. "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life. I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount. "It's high time you learned then, child. It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.
Chapter 18 of Molly Brown's Junior Days is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make certain of
From this reading “It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “HEALING THE BLIND.”
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading “HEALING THE BLIND.”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “"But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.”
having come into contact
From this reading “"But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.”
being of use or service
From this reading “It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.”
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 “"But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.”
the latest possible moment
In this reading “"It's high time you learned then, child.”
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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's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
make certain of
From this reading It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading HEALING THE BLIND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "It's high time you learned then, child.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
From this reading HEALING THE BLIND.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "It's high time you learned then, child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's high time you learned then, child.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading "It's high time you learned then, child.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HEALING THE BLIND.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "It's high time you learned then, child.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "It's high time you learned then, child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
having come into contact
From this reading "But, Madeleine, I never touched an iron in my life.
being of use or service
From this reading It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.
precisely as stated
From this reading It's a very useful piece of knowledge, I assure you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn't know how to go about it," protested Judith Blount.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's high time you learned then, child.
Chapter 18 of Molly Brown's Junior Days by Nell Speed holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 18 holds 158 sentences of Molly Brown's Junior Days, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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