Chapter 15 of No Moss is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of No Moss is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM HAS ANOTHER IDEA. "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last. Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n. You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em. Hurrah fur us!"
Chapter 15 of No Moss is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “"Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “"Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “"Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.”
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.”
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah fur us!"”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.”
In this reading “You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.”
In this reading “"Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.”
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 "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
(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 You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading TOM HAS ANOTHER IDEA.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
a quad with a square body
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
the head of a state government
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TOM HAS ANOTHER IDEA.
a victory cheer
From this reading Hurrah fur us!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading TOM HAS ANOTHER IDEA.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
immediately past
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
a form of address for a man
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
male cat
From this reading TOM HAS ANOTHER IDEA.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hurrah fur us!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir," repeated the governor of the Crusoe band, in a tone of great satisfaction, "we're off fur our island at last.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Them spooneys will never trouble you any more, cap'n.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're safe from Johnny Harding, an' I'm safe from Mr. Grimes, Bobby Jennings, an' all the rest of 'em.
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