Chapter 6 of Mushroom Town is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mushroom Town is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds. "Very nice indeed," he adds once more. "Oh, how _can_ you!" (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter. Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
Chapter 6 of Mushroom Town is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.”
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.”
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading “Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading “Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “(As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Very nice indeed," he adds once more.”
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “(As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “(As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.”
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anew
In this reading “"Very nice indeed," he adds once more.”
In this reading “Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.”
In this reading “(As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.”
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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 (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, how _can_ you!"
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
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From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how _can_ you!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
not any; not one
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, how _can_ you!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
on one occasion
From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
on the contrary
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
be seated
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very nice indeed," he adds once more.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Then Mrs. Lacey's firm voice is heard.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading (As a matter of fact, Mrs. Maynard's hair is rather wonderful, dark, and so long that she can sit on it.) "No fish, thank you," she says, with a smile to the waiter.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Mr. Clayton asks here what is wrong with her hair.--"I think it's champion," he adds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, how _can_ you!"
Chapter 6 of Mushroom Town by Oliver Onions holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 holds 418 sentences of Mushroom Town, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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