Chapter 11 of Moth and Rust is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Moth and Rust is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"C'est son ignorance qui fixe son malheur." --MAETERLINCK. Did you ever, as a child, see ink made? Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless? No change.
Chapter 11 of Moth and Rust is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading “Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?”
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading “Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?”
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading “Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?”
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading “"C'est son ignorance qui fixe son malheur."”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?”
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading “Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?”
the act of mixing together
From this reading “Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?”
showing curiosity
From this reading “Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "C'est son ignorance qui fixe son malheur."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading No change.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
lacking in variety and interest
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
at any time
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "C'est son ignorance qui fixe son malheur."
a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading "C'est son ignorance qui fixe son malheur."
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
the quality of being intent and concentrated
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
Belgian playwright (1862-1949)
From this reading --MAETERLINCK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "C'est son ignorance qui fixe son malheur."
the act of mixing together
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
not any; not one
From this reading No change.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "C'est son ignorance qui fixe son malheur."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
a male human offspring
From this reading "C'est son ignorance qui fixe son malheur."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
look attentively
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
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 Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
showing curiosity
From this reading Did you ever watch, with wondering intentness, the mixing of one little bottle of colourless fluid--which you imagined to be pure water--with another equally colourless?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you ever, as a child, see ink made?
Chapter 11 of Moth and Rust by Mary Cholmondeley holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 11 holds 272 sentences of Moth and Rust, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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