Chapter 5 of The 'Mind the Paint' Girl is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The 'Mind the Paint' Girl is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SMYTHE. [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over. DE CASTRO. Will yer! An extra thong!
Chapter 5 of The 'Mind the Paint' Girl is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
From this reading “DE CASTRO.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “[_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.”
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “An extra thong!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “[_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “[_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.”
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
From this reading “An extra thong!”
hard to endure
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An extra thong!
Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)
From this reading DE CASTRO.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading DE CASTRO.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading An extra thong!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.
above and across; more than
From this reading [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SMYTHE.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip
From this reading An extra thong!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.
hard to endure
From this reading [_Trying to escape._] Er-- I'll think it over.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will yer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will yer!
Chapter 5 of The 'Mind the Paint' Girl by Arthur Wing Pinero holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 406 sentences of The 'Mind the Paint' Girl, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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