Chapter 2 of The White Moll is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The White Moll is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery. “De gun? Well, take it!” She let go her hold of the weapon. “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
Chapter 2 of The White Moll is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading ““But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.”
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading ““De gun?”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading ““Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading ““But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading ““Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.”
your grandmother
From this reading ““Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “She let go her hold of the weapon.”
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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 “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
later than; following
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
for the reason that
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “De gun?
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She let go her hold of the weapon.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading “De gun?
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She let go her hold of the weapon.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She let go her hold of the weapon.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, take it!”
tell false information to for fun
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let go her hold of the weapon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
your grandmother
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She let go her hold of the weapon.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She let go her hold of the weapon.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
carry out
From this reading Well, take it!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She let go her hold of the weapon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading She let go her hold of the weapon.
(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, take it!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wot yer after?” demanded Gypsy Nan, with sudden mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But don't kid yerself dat youse're kiddin' me into givin' it to youse because youse have got a pretty smile an' a sweet voice!
Chapter 2 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 213 sentences of The White Moll, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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