Chapter 16 of The White Moll is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The White Moll is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded. “Yes; it's straight enough,” he answered. “Damn 'em, one and all! But they let him out again.” “Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.
Chapter 16 of The White Moll is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “applaud” — clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading ““Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.”
used as expletives
From this reading ““Damn 'em, one and all!”
in a serious manner
From this reading ““Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.”
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.”
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading “A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.”
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading ““Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.”
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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 A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
anew
From this reading But they let him out again.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Damn 'em, one and all!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Damn 'em, one and all!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes; it's straight enough,” he answered.
past form of “applaud” — clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading “Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they let him out again.”
used as expletives
From this reading “Damn 'em, one and all!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.
in a serious manner
From this reading “Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Damn 'em, one and all!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Yes; it's straight enough,” he answered.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But they let him out again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; it's straight enough,” he answered.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But they let him out again.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Damn 'em, one and all!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But they let him out again.”
above and across; more than
From this reading A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.
a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A scowl settled over Shluker's features as he nodded.
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Yes; it's straight enough,” he answered.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “Dat's de stuff!” applauded Rhoda Gray earnestly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they let him out again.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; it's straight enough,” he answered.
Chapter 16 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 16 holds 191 sentences of The White Moll, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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