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Marjorie in Command

Marjorie in Command by Carolyn Wells is available here as the complete text, split into 740 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Marjorie in Command by Carolyn Wells. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #56009.

20 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 20 chapters

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Marjorie in Command

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  1. Chapter I A Family Confab 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II A Floral Welcome 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Lady Arrives 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV The Ides of March 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Remorseful Romans 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Letters and Cards 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII A Jinks Party 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Romps and Rhymes 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Willing Helpers 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Friend in Need 32 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The House on Spruce Street 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII A Birthday Plan 45 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Henderson Palace 44 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV A Fine Celebration 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI Window Boxes 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Delightful Anticipations 39 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII The Arbor Day Festival 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Contest 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX A Spring Ramble 53 readings five lines each Open chapter

This edition of Marjorie in Command by Carolyn Wells carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #56009, divided into 20 chapters and 740 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Rather than presenting Marjorie in Command as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 740 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The sections are gathered into 20 chapters.

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Every sentence of Marjorie in Command can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.

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Is this the complete text of Marjorie in Command?

Yes. All 3698 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56009 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Marjorie in Command is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56009, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Marjorie in Command take to read?

About 308 minutes of reading across 740 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Marjorie in Command

Words and structures a reader meets early in Marjorie in Command, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Marjorie
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Think
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Perfectly
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Awfully
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