Chapter 4 of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ! Every motion of it!" cried the manager. "That will make it better than when we rehearsed it. Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer." "Stop!
Chapter 4 of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “Every motion of it!" cried the manager.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “Every motion of it!" cried the manager.”
any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
From this reading “Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!”
past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading “"That will make it better than when we rehearsed it.”
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading “A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!”
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading “Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."”
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 A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!
(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 Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "That will make it better than when we rehearsed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Every motion of it!" cried the manager.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every motion of it!" cried the manager.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Every motion of it!" cried the manager.
engage in
From this reading "That will make it better than when we rehearsed it.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Every motion of it!" cried the manager.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Every motion of it!" cried the manager.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every motion of it!" cried the manager.
above and across; more than
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!
past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal
From this reading "That will make it better than when we rehearsed it.
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!
the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That will make it better than when we rehearsed it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A QUEER ACCIDENT "Get that Russ!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every motion of it!" cried the manager.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That will make it better than when we rehearsed it.
at the time that
From this reading "That will make it better than when we rehearsed it.
during the time that
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That will make it better than when we rehearsed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spatter that paste all over Mr. Bunn while you're at it, Mr. Switzer."
Chapter 4 of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound by Laura Lee Hope holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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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