Chapter 7 of The White Moll is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The White Moll is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer. “But, at that, it is extremely well done.” He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray. “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself. It is a telephone number.
Chapter 7 of The White Moll is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading ““Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading ““If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading ““Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.”
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading ““If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.”
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading ““Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.”
in a statistically significant way
From this reading ““If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.”
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading ““Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “It is a telephone number.”
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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 It is a telephone number.
a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading “Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.
anew
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “But, at that, it is extremely well done.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, at that, it is extremely well done.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “But, at that, it is extremely well done.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “But, at that, it is extremely well done.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But, at that, it is extremely well done.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But, at that, it is extremely well done.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading It is a telephone number.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
From this reading “Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
in a statistically significant way
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading “Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading It is a telephone number.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But, at that, it is extremely well done.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Rubber heels and rubber soles,” murmured the Adventurer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading He held out the torn piece of paper to Rhoda Gray.
(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 “But, at that, it is extremely well done.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If”--he smiled significantly--“if, by any good fortune, you see the White Moll again, please give her this and let her decide for herself.
Chapter 7 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 7 holds 194 sentences of The White Moll, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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