Chapter 9 of The Mislaid Uncle is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Mislaid Uncle is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEIGHBORLY AMENITIES. Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming: “Who can that be, so late as this? Half-past nine, and almost bedtime. Run, Michael.
Chapter 9 of The Mislaid Uncle is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading “NEIGHBORLY AMENITIES.”
the time you go to bed
From this reading “Half-past nine, and almost bedtime.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “Run, Michael.”
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
From this reading “NEIGHBORLY AMENITIES.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Half-past nine, and almost bedtime.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:”
in a violent manner
From this reading “Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:”
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.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Half-past nine, and almost bedtime.
things that make you comfortable and at ease
From this reading NEIGHBORLY AMENITIES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Who can that be, so late as this?
on or to one side
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Who can that be, so late as this?
the time you go to bed
From this reading Half-past nine, and almost bedtime.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who can that be, so late as this?
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half-past nine, and almost bedtime.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
set down according to a plan
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Who can that be, so late as this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Run, Michael.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor
From this reading NEIGHBORLY AMENITIES.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Half-past nine, and almost bedtime.
on one occasion
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Run, Michael.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Who can that be, so late as this?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Who can that be, so late as this?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Who can that be, so late as this?
two times
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
in a violent manner
From this reading Mrs. Merriman’s bell rang violently once, twice, and the lady laid aside her book, exclaiming:
which person or people
From this reading “Who can that be, so late as this?
Chapter 9 of The Mislaid Uncle by Evelyn Raymond holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 206 sentences of The Mislaid Uncle, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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