Chapter 18 of The White Moll is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The White Moll is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pinkie had halted again. She bumped into him. And then she felt his lips press against her ear. “Here we are!” he breathed. “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
Chapter 18 of The White Moll is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading ““Here we are!” he breathed.”
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading “She bumped into him.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “And then she felt his lips press against her ear.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Pinkie had halted again.”
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading “Pinkie had halted again.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “And then she felt his lips press against her ear.”
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading ““They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading ““They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.”
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anew
From this reading Pinkie had halted again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
(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 “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Here we are!” he breathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
uttered without voice
From this reading “Here we are!” he breathed.
past form of “bump” — knock against with force or violence
From this reading She bumped into him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
divisible by two
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pinkie had halted again.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Pinkie had halted again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here we are!” he breathed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here we are!” he breathed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She bumped into him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She bumped into him.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading Pinkie had halted again.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bumped into him.
possessive form of “so” — the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she felt his lips press against her ear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Here we are!” he breathed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “They got the end room on the right, so's they could get in an' out with out bein' seen, an so's even Charlie'd swear they was here all the time.
Chapter 18 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 200 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.
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