Chapter 25 of The White Moll is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The White Moll is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray. And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out. The tables were turned. She had him on the defensive now. “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
Chapter 25 of The White Moll is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
From this reading “She had him on the defensive now.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading ““The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.”
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading ““The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “The tables were turned.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
From this reading She had him on the defensive now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had him on the defensive now.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had him on the defensive now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.
the sound of laughing
From this reading And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
the girlfriend of a gangster
From this reading “The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She had him on the defensive now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had him on the defensive now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had him on the defensive now.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The tables were turned.
express in words
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then her laugh, short and jeering, rang out.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The tables were turned.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The tables were turned.
a Caucasian
From this reading “The White Moll!” ejaculated Rhoda Gray.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You needn't tell me I She got away again, of course!
Chapter 25 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 196 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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