Chapter 10 of Tom Moore is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Tom Moore is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don’t you dare," she cried. "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture. "Certainly, sir," she replied. "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk." "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
Chapter 10 of Tom Moore is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “"You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."”
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
From this reading “"Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.”
plural of “initial” — the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
From this reading “"You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.”
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading “"Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading “"All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.”
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
From this reading “"Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.”
fastened with stitches
From this reading “"You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."”
In this reading “"You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
(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 "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, sir," she replied.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Don’t you dare," she cried.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Don’t you dare," she cried.
dearly loved
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
anxious embarrassment
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t you dare," she cried.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
plural of “initial” — the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Certainly, sir," she replied.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right, my dear," said Moore, looking for the pocket and not finding it immediately.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don’t you dare," she cried.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Certainly, sir," she replied.
fastened with stitches
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
a Caucasian
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You will find a handkerchief in the pocket with my initials stitched in the corner with white silk."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don’t you dare," she cried.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, can you identify this as your property?" insisted the poet, not loth to prolong her discomfiture.
Chapter 10 of Tom Moore by Theodore Burt Sayre holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 10 holds 422 sentences of Tom Moore, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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