Chapter 9 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY LERRYN WATER. "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?" _Old Song_. Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream. But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.
Chapter 9 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being physically constrained
From this reading “But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.”
the best people or things in a group
From this reading “Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.”
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
From this reading “"O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"”
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “"O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"”
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading “Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.”
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.”
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consider or hold as true
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
Having no one else present.
From this reading But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY LERRYN WATER.
the state of being physically constrained
From this reading But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY LERRYN WATER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Old Song_.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But she had eaten it in some constraint, sitting alone.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading _Old Song_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Miss Marty had duly visited the meadow and eaten and paid for her breakfast of bread and cream.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading BY LERRYN WATER.
be dressed in
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O will you accept of the mus-e-lin so blue, To wear in the morning and to dabble in the dew?"
Chapter 9 of The Mayor of Troy by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 9 holds 230 sentences of The Mayor of Troy, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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