Chapter 17 of The White Moll is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The White Moll is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency. “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors. Savvy? I hadn't made no noise, an' they hadn't heard me. I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.
Chapter 17 of The White Moll is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
From this reading ““It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.”
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading ““It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.”
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading “I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.”
possessive form of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.”
a secret look
From this reading “I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.”
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading ““It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “Savvy?”
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading ““It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.”
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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 I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
in the past
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
a city in western Germany on the Rhine River; was the capital of West Germany between 1949 and 1989
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.
possessive form of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.
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From this reading I hadn't made no noise, an' they hadn't heard me.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I hadn't made no noise, an' they hadn't heard me.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I hadn't made no noise, an' they hadn't heard me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hadn't made no noise, an' they hadn't heard me.
not any; not one
From this reading I hadn't made no noise, an' they hadn't heard me.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I hadn't made no noise, an' they hadn't heard me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
a secret look
From this reading I gets a peek in, 'cause the door's cracked.
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
get the meaning of something
From this reading Savvy?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hadn't made no noise, an' they hadn't heard me.
untroubled by interference or disturbance
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Just as I was beatin' it out of there by the cellar, I hears some whisperin' as I was passin' one of the end doors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It was about an hour ago,” resumed Pinkie Bonn with undisturbed complacency.
Chapter 17 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 17 holds 199 sentences of The White Moll, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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