Chapter 1 of Moran of the Lady Letty is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Moran of the Lady Letty is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After a time the fellow suggested drinks. Wilbur hesitated for a moment. It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said. The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by. The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
Chapter 1 of Moran of the Lady Letty is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.”
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading “After a time the fellow suggested drinks.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Wilbur hesitated for a moment.”
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading “The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.”
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “After a time the fellow suggested drinks.”
a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
From this reading “The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.”
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temporarily
In this reading “Wilbur hesitated for a moment.”
In this reading “The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.”
In this reading “Wilbur hesitated for a moment.”
In this reading “After a time the fellow suggested drinks.”
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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 After a time the fellow suggested drinks.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
later than; following
From this reading After a time the fellow suggested drinks.
(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 It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.
take in liquids
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
plural of “drink” — a single serving of a beverage
From this reading After a time the fellow suggested drinks.
a boy or man
From this reading After a time the fellow suggested drinks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wilbur hesitated for a moment.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Wilbur hesitated for a moment.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.
a particular point in time
From this reading Wilbur hesitated for a moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
above and across; more than
From this reading The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading After a time the fellow suggested drinks.
a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
From this reading The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.
express in words
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a time the fellow suggested drinks.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After a time the fellow suggested drinks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
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 The rear of the place was built upon piles over the water.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The brown sweater led the way to a sailors' boarding-house hard by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wilbur hesitated for a moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It would be something to tell about, however, so, “All right, I'll drink with you,” he said.
Chapter 1 of Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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