Chapter 15 of The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried: "Film that, Russ! It'll be better than the way we were to play it first. Catch him as he comes up!" "All right!" chuckled the young operator.
Chapter 15 of The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"All right!" chuckled the young operator.”
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading “IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:”
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “"Film that, Russ!”
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading “IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:”
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “"All right!" chuckled the young operator.”
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 “IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
(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 "All right!" chuckled the young operator.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
(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 It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Catch him as he comes up!"
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "All right!" chuckled the young operator.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Catch him as he comes up!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading "Film that, Russ!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catch him as he comes up!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
something that is lost
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
a particular point in time
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading "All right!" chuckled the young operator.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
participate in games or sport
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right!" chuckled the young operator.
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 IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
cut with a saw
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Film that, Russ!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Catch him as he comes up!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It'll be better than the way we were to play it first.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading IN PERIL Russ instantly stopped grinding away at the camera handle as he saw Mr. Towne go into the ditch, but the manager, without the loss of a moment, cried:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "All right!" chuckled the young operator.
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