Chapter 3 of Molly Brown's Orchard Home is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Molly Brown's Orchard Home is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT MOLLY OVERHEARD. It had grown quite dark. The passengers were evidently still at dinner. A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence. Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
Chapter 3 of Molly Brown's Orchard Home is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.”
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading “Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.”
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading “A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “WHAT MOLLY OVERHEARD.”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “WHAT MOLLY OVERHEARD.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “The passengers were evidently still at dinner.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.”
(often followed by “of”) not aware
From this reading “A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.”
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 A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The passengers were evidently still at dinner.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It had grown quite dark.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The passengers were evidently still at dinner.
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The passengers were evidently still at dinner.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading It had grown quite dark.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had grown quite dark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had grown quite dark.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading WHAT MOLLY OVERHEARD.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
above and across; more than
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading WHAT MOLLY OVERHEARD.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The passengers were evidently still at dinner.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It had grown quite dark.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
not in physical motion
From this reading The passengers were evidently still at dinner.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The passengers were evidently still at dinner.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
(often followed by “of”) not aware
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A man loomed up close to her and then stopped, evidently unaware of her presence.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Leaning over the rail and gazing into the black depths of water, he emitted a sigh that seemed to come from his soul.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The passengers were evidently still at dinner.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT MOLLY OVERHEARD.
Chapter 3 of Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Nell Speed holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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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