Chapter 8 of 'That Very Mab' is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of 'That Very Mab' is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BEAUTIFUL. 'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing! It only looks like something. Tweet! that is the beautiful. Can you make anything of it?
Chapter 8 of 'That Very Mab' is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
any thing at all
From this reading “Can you make anything of it?”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “THE BEAUTIFUL.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It only looks like something.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It only looks like something.”
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading “'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!”
make a weak, chirping sound
From this reading “'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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any thing at all
From this reading Can you make anything of it?
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you make anything of it?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It only looks like something.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading It only looks like something.
engage in
From this reading Can you make anything of it?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can you make anything of it?
and nothing more
From this reading It only looks like something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It only looks like something.
plural of “sparrow” — any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading 'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tweet! that is the beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAUTIFUL.
make a weak, chirping sound
From this reading 'Tweet!' cried the sparrows, 'it is nothing!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you make anything of it?
Chapter 8 of 'That Very Mab' by May Kendall holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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 69 sentences of 'That Very Mab', unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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