Chapter 8 of Muslin is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Muslin is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?' She looked up. Harding was by her! 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.' 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
Chapter 8 of Muslin is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'”
being one more than ten
From this reading “'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “Harding was by her!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.”
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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 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
any person at all
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harding was by her!
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
being one more than ten
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading Harding was by her!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harding was by her!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
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 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
one of four equal parts
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I have been looking out for you, but the crowd is so great that it is hard to find anyone.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harding was by her!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'I think we arrived about a quarter to eleven,' Alice answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Have you been long here, Miss Barton?'
Chapter 8 of Muslin by George Moore holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 8 holds 426 sentences of Muslin, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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