Chapter IV of Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days, “Burglars,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV of Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days, “Burglars,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face. “Molly, Molly, I hear something!” “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night. I have been having a good old talk with muddy.” “Oh, no, it wasn’t that.
Chapter IV of Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days, “Burglars,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having abundant light or illumination
From this reading “Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.”
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading “I have been having a good old talk with muddy.””
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading ““You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.”
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 “I have been having a good old talk with muddy.””
In this reading “Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been having a good old talk with muddy.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have been having a good old talk with muddy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I have been having a good old talk with muddy.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Molly, Molly, I hear something!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Molly, Molly, I hear something!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, no, it wasn’t that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
having abundant light or illumination
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading I have been having a good old talk with muddy.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, it wasn’t that.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no, it wasn’t that.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I have been having a good old talk with muddy.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Molly, Molly, I hear something!”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I have been having a good old talk with muddy.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, no, it wasn’t that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, no, it wasn’t that.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Judy was sitting up in bed, the moon lighting her enough for Molly to see a wild, startled look on her face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been having a good old talk with muddy.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You hear me making more noise than I have any business to at this time o’ night.
Chapter 4 of Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days by Nell Speed holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 4 holds 93 sentences of Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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