Chapter 6 of Muslin is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Muslin is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him. 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here. I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset. He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion! He is the poet of passion.
Chapter 6 of Muslin is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with affection
From this reading “'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.”
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “He is the poet of passion.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!”
marked by care and effort
From this reading “'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
with affection
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
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From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
and nothing more
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
a term of address for an English lord
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
French poet and writer (1810-1857)
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is the poet of passion.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading He is the poet of passion.
literature in metrical form
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
marked by care and effort
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Now look at this fair brow; I am sure there is poetry here.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
in the direction of
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Oh! this is the studious one,' said Milord, as he took Alice affectionately with both hands, and drew her towards him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He is not quite proper, it is true, for you girls; but oh, what passion!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was just speaking to your mother about Alfred de Musset.
Chapter 6 of Muslin by George Moore holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of Muslin, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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