Chapter 6 of Witch Winnie's Mystery is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Witch Winnie's Mystery is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
L. MUDGE, DETECTIVE. "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me. That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it." "Why, Mr. Mudge!" Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
Chapter 6 of Witch Winnie's Mystery is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading “Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “L. MUDGE, DETECTIVE.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
(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 "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
in addition
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
demanding attention
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading L. MUDGE, DETECTIVE.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
accept an excuse for
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. MUDGE, DETECTIVE.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Why, Mr. Mudge!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L. MUDGE, DETECTIVE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
a special situation
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The look o' the thing, the chance of mistake, All were against me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That I knew the first; But knowing also what my duty was, I did it."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Mr. Mudge!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Winnie exclaimed, recovering herself, "excuse me for crying out, but really I did not expect to see you here."
Chapter 6 of Witch Winnie's Mystery by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
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