Chapter 8 of The Green Mouse is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Green Mouse is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes--if you wish.... Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?" "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge. "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates." Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
Chapter 8 of The Green Mouse is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.”
inflected form of “dab” — apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
From this reading “"There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “"There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.”
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading “"There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “"There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
(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 Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
inflected form of “dab” — apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes--if you wish....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drusilla looked at the man beside her and smiled.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Is _that_ all there is to an engagement?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading "There's a ring," observed Flavilla, dabbing on too much ultramarine and using a sponge.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Yes--if you wish....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes--if you wish....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes--if you wish....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got to get her one, Mr. Yates."
Chapter 8 of The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 8 holds 427 sentences of The Green Mouse, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Green Mouse by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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