Chapter 4 of Sally of Missouri is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Sally of Missouri is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket. "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it." He rose from his chair, his face grey. Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams. Behind him the girl sat on quietly.
Chapter 4 of Sally of Missouri is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.”
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading “"Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.”
witty remark
From this reading “"Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."”
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading “Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.”
provide with power and authority
From this reading “"Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.”
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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 "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind him the girl sat on quietly.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He rose from his chair, his face grey.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He rose from his chair, his face grey.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He rose from his chair, his face grey.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
a young female
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading He rose from his chair, his face grey.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose from his chair, his face grey.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind him the girl sat on quietly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
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From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
with low volume
From this reading Behind him the girl sat on quietly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose from his chair, his face grey.
witty remark
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Behind him the girl sat on quietly.
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
carry out
From this reading "Sally, girl, it's a matter of life and death, I take it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
provide with power and authority
From this reading "Foolish," Madeira gasped and put his hand to his vest pocket.
in or at the place that
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Staggering a little to the left, he moved to the window, where he stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes on the Garden of Dreams.
Chapter 4 of Sally of Missouri by Rose E. (Rose Emmet) Young holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 464 sentences of Sally of Missouri, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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