Chapter 15 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well. _Lucy._ Why, Bob! _Bob._ No, no! I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak. (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
Chapter 15 of The Mimic Stage 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
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.
on or to one side
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “_Lucy._ Why, Bob!”
to come or go into
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “(_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “(_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.”
plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
From this reading “(_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.”
express in speech
From this reading “I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
on or to one side
From this reading I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
to come or go into
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
and nothing more
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading _Lucy._ Why, Bob!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.
not any; not one
From this reading _Bob._ No, no!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
express in speech
From this reading I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I mean-- (_Aside._) I’ve a great mind to speak.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Lucy._ Why, Bob!
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_Pops down on his knees._) Lucy-- (_Enter FRED, R., with a portfolio in his hand._) _Lucy._ Oh! there’s Fred.
an affirmative
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bob._ Yes; but I like you just as well.
Chapter 15 of The Mimic Stage by George M. (George Melville) Baker holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 15 holds 427 sentences of The Mimic Stage, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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