Chapter 6 of The Green Mouse is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Green Mouse is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?" "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically. "Answer me, Sybilla!" "Y-yes--I did." "What did you suppose it to be?"
Chapter 6 of The Green Mouse is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “"Answer me, Sybilla!"”
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “"I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.”
the act of departing
From this reading “"I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.”
in a musical manner
From this reading “"I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “"Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “"Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"”
express a supposition
From this reading “"What did you suppose it to be?"”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “"Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"”
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react verbally
From this reading "Answer me, Sybilla!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What did you suppose it to be?"
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
the act of departing
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Answer me, Sybilla!"
in a musical manner
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
express a supposition
From this reading "What did you suppose it to be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Answer me, Sybilla!"
express in words
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was going to tell you----" "_Did_ you?" he bellowed musically.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you suppose it to be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Y-yes--I did."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Quite near----" "You didn't touch it, did you?"
Chapter 6 of The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 404 sentences of The Green Mouse, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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