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The 'Mind the Paint' Girl

Chapter I

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It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.
She doesn't forget that.
ROPER.
[_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.
Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!
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The 'Mind the Paint' Girl

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The 'Mind the Paint' Girl is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 71/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 351–355

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It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.
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She doesn't forget that.
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ROPER.
/ˈroʊpər/
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[_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.
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Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

attentions noun US /əˈtenʃənz/

plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading “It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.”

baronet noun US /ˈberənət/

a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

From this reading “Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!”

cruel adjective US /ˈkruːəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading “[_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.”

Jumping noun US /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/

the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

Pandora noun US /pænˈdɔːrə/

(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

From this reading “Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!”

peers noun US /pɪrz/

plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading “Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!”

roper noun US /ˈroʊpər/

a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)

From this reading “ROPER.”

sons noun US /sʌnz/

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading “Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!”

All words in this reading · 55

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

armynounUS /ˈɑːrmi/

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

attentionsnounUS /əˈtenʃənz/

plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

baronetnounUS /ˈberənət/

a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

doesn't

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From this reading She doesn't forget that.

dryadjectiveUS /draɪ/

free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

engagedadjectiveUS /enˈɡeɪdʒd/

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

ernounUS /ər/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

Eva

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From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading She doesn't forget that.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/

a man of refinement

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

Gwennie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

Harker

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From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

Here's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

JumpingnounUS /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ/

the act of participating in an athletic competition in which you must jump

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

Lil

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

Maidie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

marriedadjectiveUS /ˈmerid/

joined in matrimony

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

PandoranounUS /pænˈdɔːrə/

(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

peersnounUS /pɪrz/

plural of “peer” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

receivin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

reck'lect

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

ROPERnounUS /ˈroʊpər/

a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)

From this reading ROPER.

Shafto

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She doesn't forget that.

she's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

sonsnounUS /sʌnz/

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She doesn't forget that.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

Trevail

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Here's Gwennie Harker and Maidie Trevail both married to peers' sons, and Eva Shafto to a baronet-- all of 'em Pandora girls; and Lil-- _she's_ left high and dry, engaged to a nobody!

umble

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It meant a deal to Lil in 'er 'umble days, reck'lect-- receivin' attentions from a gentleman in the army.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

walkingadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːkɪŋ/

close enough to be walked to

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading [_Jumping up and walking about._] It's cruel; that's what it is-- it's cruel.

Chapter 1 of The 'Mind the Paint' Girl by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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