Chapter 2 of The tale of Mistah Mule is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The tale of Mistah Mule is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Old Mr. Crow chuckled. He loved to tease the Muley Cow. “Well,” he replied, “there’s his name. ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?” “Perhaps!
Chapter 2 of The tale of Mistah Mule is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equally
From this reading “‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?””
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “Old Mr. Crow chuckled.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “He loved to tease the Muley Cow.”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “Old Mr. Crow chuckled.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?””
held dear
From this reading “He loved to tease the Muley Cow.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?””
annoy persistently
From this reading “He loved to tease the Muley Cow.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
equally
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading Old Mr. Crow chuckled.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading He loved to tease the Muley Cow.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading Old Mr. Crow chuckled.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He loved to tease the Muley Cow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well,” he replied, “there’s his name.
held dear
From this reading He loved to tease the Muley Cow.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Old Mr. Crow chuckled.
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He loved to tease the Muley Cow.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Well,” he replied, “there’s his name.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old Mr. Crow chuckled.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps!
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Well,” he replied, “there’s his name.
annoy persistently
From this reading He loved to tease the Muley Cow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He loved to tease the Muley Cow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well,” he replied, “there’s his name.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Mule’ and ‘Muley’ are a good deal alike, aren’t they?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He loved to tease the Muley Cow.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well,” he replied, “there’s his name.
Chapter 2 of The tale of Mistah Mule by Arthur Scott Bailey holds 398 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.
Chapter 2 holds 398 sentences of The tale of Mistah Mule, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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