Chapter 17 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Dilly._ I have, I have! But you’re not eating. _Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry. Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name. _Doctor._ (_Outside, R._) Dilly, Dilly, here, quick!
Chapter 17 of The Mimic Stage is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.”
give a benediction to
From this reading “Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “But you’re not eating.”
annoy continually or chronically
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “_Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.”
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.
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a man who is very old
In this reading “Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.”
In this reading “Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.”
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 Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
give a benediction to
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you’re not eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dilly._ I have, I have!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading _Doctor._ (_Outside, R._) Dilly, Dilly, here, quick!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
the act of consuming food
From this reading But you’re not eating.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading _Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Dilly._ I have, I have!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Doctor._ (_Outside, R._) Dilly, Dilly, here, quick!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading _Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Dilly._ I have, I have!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But you’re not eating.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading _Doctor._ (_Outside, R._) Dilly, Dilly, here, quick!
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading _Doctor._ (_Outside, R._) Dilly, Dilly, here, quick!
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 _Doctor._ (_Outside, R._) Dilly, Dilly, here, quick!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry.
third-person singular of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
which person or people
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
an affirmative
From this reading _Harry._ Oh, yes, I am; for I am very hungry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you’re not eating.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Heaven bless you for your kindness to an old man (_placing his hand on her head_), and bless you for your trust in one who wanders through the earth with a blasted name.
Chapter 17 of The Mimic Stage by George M. (George Melville) Baker holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 17 holds 421 sentences of The Mimic Stage, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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