Chapter 8 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT THE MULLIGANS WORE. MRS. MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt. Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck. Skirt of contrasting color.
Chapter 8 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of hair) made tidy with a comb
From this reading “MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.”
strikingly different; tending to contrast
From this reading “Skirt of contrasting color.”
Irish version of burgoo
From this reading “MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.”
plural of “mulligan” — Irish version of burgoo
From this reading “WHAT THE MULLIGANS WORE.”
consisting of fine particles
From this reading “MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “Skirt of contrasting color.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.”
not neatly combed
From this reading “MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Skirt of contrasting color.
(of hair) made tidy with a comb
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
strikingly different; tending to contrast
From this reading Skirt of contrasting color.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Irish version of burgoo
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
plural of “mulligan” — Irish version of burgoo
From this reading WHAT THE MULLIGANS WORE.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Skirt of contrasting color.
out of fashion
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
above and across; more than
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
consisting of fine particles
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading Skirt of contrasting color.
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE MULLIGANS WORE.
not neatly combed
From this reading MULLIGAN--Powdered hair, parted in middle and combed over ears, somewhat unkempt.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
(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 worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE MULLIGANS WORE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading WHAT THE MULLIGANS WORE.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Well worn, old-fashioned cloth waist, with sleeves rolled up and open in the neck.
Chapter 8 of The White Christmas and other Merry by Walter Ben Hare holds 397 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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