Chapter 5 of The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How dare you sir? What made you do that? What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones. Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl." "A nice girl!" quoth the young lady of Englewood fiercely.
Chapter 5 of The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “"A nice girl!" quoth the young lady of Englewood fiercely.”
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.”
muscular and heavily built
From this reading “Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."”
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading “Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."”
-ing form of “stutter” — speak haltingly
From this reading “Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.”
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading “Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."”
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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 What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "How dare you sir?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What made you do that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A nice girl!" quoth the young lady of Englewood fiercely.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "A nice girl!" quoth the young lady of Englewood fiercely.
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
a young female
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How dare you sir?
muscular and heavily built
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "A nice girl!" quoth the young lady of Englewood fiercely.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What made you do that?
English playwright and pamphleteer (1570-1627)
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A nice girl!" quoth the young lady of Englewood fiercely.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
term of address for a man
From this reading "How dare you sir?
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
-ing form of “stutter” — speak haltingly
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What made you do that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A nice girl!" quoth the young lady of Englewood fiercely.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading What sort of a girl do you think I am?" she said in freezing tones.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
in a weak or feeble manner or to a minor degree
From this reading Mr. Middleton replied, stuttering weakly in a very husky voice, "I think you are a nice girl."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What made you do that?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How dare you sir?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "A nice girl!" quoth the young lady of Englewood fiercely.
Chapter 5 of The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton by Wardon Allan Curtis holds 400 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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