Chapter 4 of The Madigans is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Madigans is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nope. Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea. And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed. "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked. "What--what d' ye say?
Chapter 4 of The Madigans is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.”
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading “Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.”
made afraid
From this reading “And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.”
a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
From this reading “Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "What--what d' ye say?
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
made afraid
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
the act of departing
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nope.
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From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
express in words
From this reading "What--what d' ye say?
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And she's going to put him up to it, too, if--" But Bep, frightened by the growing anger in the great man's face, interposed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sissy says if she was Crosby she'd run away to sea.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What--what d' ye say?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "What--what d' ye say?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I shut her up for you, Mr. Pemberton?" she asked.
Chapter 4 of The Madigans by Miriam Michelson holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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