Chapter 5 of Mudfog and Other Sketches is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mudfog and Other Sketches is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘_A quarter to ten_. ‘NO, it isn’t.’ ‘_Half-past ten_. ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant. Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
Chapter 5 of Mudfog and Other Sketches is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any specific behavior
From this reading “Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.”
a rapid active commotion
From this reading “Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.”
plural of “omnibus” — an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading “Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.”
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 are pouring in every instant.”
flowing profusely
From this reading “‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “‘_A quarter to ten_.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.”
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 ‘_A quarter to ten_.
any specific behavior
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
(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 Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
a rapid active commotion
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘_Half-past ten_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘NO, it isn’t.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘NO, it isn’t.’
and nothing more
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘NO, it isn’t.’
plural of “omnibus” — an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
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 are pouring in every instant.
flowing profusely
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
one of four equal parts
From this reading ‘_A quarter to ten_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading ‘_A quarter to ten_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘THE passengers are pouring in every instant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘_A quarter to ten_.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading Four omnibuses full have just arrived upon the wharf, and all is bustle and activity.
Chapter 5 of Mudfog and Other Sketches by Charles Dickens holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 144 sentences of Mudfog and Other Sketches, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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