Chapter 27 of The White Moll is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The White Moll is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rhoda Gray turned and ran back. The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door. She stepped through the doorway. The Sparrow followed. “Close it!” said Rhoda Gray, under her breath.
Chapter 27 of The White Moll is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading ““Close it!” said Rhoda Gray, under her breath.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “She stepped through the doorway.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Rhoda Gray turned and ran back.”
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.”
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.”
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading “The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “She stepped through the doorway.”
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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 The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rhoda Gray turned and ran back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Rhoda Gray turned and ran back.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Close it!” said Rhoda Gray, under her breath.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “Close it!” said Rhoda Gray, under her breath.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading She stepped through the doorway.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The Sparrow followed.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Rhoda Gray turned and ran back.
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Close it!” said Rhoda Gray, under her breath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Close it!” said Rhoda Gray, under her breath.
and nothing more
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Rhoda Gray turned and ran back.
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From this reading Rhoda Gray turned and ran back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Close it!” said Rhoda Gray, under her breath.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stepped through the doorway.
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading She stepped through the doorway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She stepped through the doorway.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Rhoda Gray turned and ran back.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Close it!” said Rhoda Gray, under her breath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Sparrow, with a grunt of satisfaction, was just opening the door.
Chapter 27 of The White Moll by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 193 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 27 holds 193 sentences of The White Moll, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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