Chapter 2 of I've Married Marjorie is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of I've Married Marjorie is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed. "Please--please--just stop a _minute_!" She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist. Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines. He closed the door entirely, carefully.
Chapter 2 of I've Married Marjorie is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “He closed the door entirely, carefully.”
a person qualified to practice dentistry
From this reading “She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.”
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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 "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
(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 Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading He closed the door entirely, carefully.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading He closed the door entirely, carefully.
a person qualified to practice dentistry
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He closed the door entirely, carefully.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading He closed the door entirely, carefully.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
the act of departing
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Please--please--just stop a _minute_!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "Oh, please don't touch me, just for a minute!" she exclaimed.
precisely as stated
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She did not realize that her tone was very much that of a patient addressing a dentist.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Francis's arms dropped, and he looked at her, all the light going out of his face, and showing its weary lines.
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