Chapter 4 of The White Moll is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The White Moll is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rhoda Gray's face was grave. She hesitated for a moment. “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said. “It's the only way to stop it!” Gypsy Nan whispered feverishly.
Chapter 4 of The White Moll is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a feverish manner
From this reading “Gypsy Nan whispered feverishly.”
death of a person
From this reading “Rhoda Gray's face was grave.”
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Rhoda Gray's face was grave.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “Gypsy Nan whispered feverishly.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “She hesitated for a moment.”
your grandmother
From this reading ““I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading ““It's the only way to stop it!””
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Gypsy Nan whispered feverishly.”
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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 She hesitated for a moment.
react verbally
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Rhoda Gray's face was grave.
in a feverish manner
From this reading Gypsy Nan whispered feverishly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She hesitated for a moment.
death of a person
From this reading Rhoda Gray's face was grave.
possessive form of “gray” — a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Rhoda Gray's face was grave.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Gypsy Nan whispered feverishly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading She hesitated for a moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It's the only way to stop it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It's the only way to stop it!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
a particular point in time
From this reading She hesitated for a moment.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
your grandmother
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
and nothing more
From this reading “It's the only way to stop it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rhoda Gray's face was grave.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hesitated for a moment.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “It's the only way to stop it!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It's the only way to stop it!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rhoda Gray's face was grave.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “It's the only way to stop it!”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Gypsy Nan whispered feverishly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I'll have to know more than that before I can answer you, Nan,” she said.
Chapter 4 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 206 sentences of The White Moll, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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