Chapter 5 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note. "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die." "Oh, no, you will not die. You will soon grow very fond of her." "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
Chapter 5 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “You will soon grow very fond of her."”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “You will soon grow very fond of her."”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."”
a brief written record
From this reading “When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.”
with little or no delay
From this reading “When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.”
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading “"Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.”
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.”
In this reading “You will soon grow very fond of her."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading You will soon grow very fond of her."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading You will soon grow very fond of her."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, you will not die.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
a brief written record
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You will soon grow very fond of her."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no, you will not die.
intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
with little or no delay
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
in the near future
From this reading You will soon grow very fond of her."
carry out
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
(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 "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
at the time that
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, no, you will not die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Very well, she would go back; he need not come with her; but she would die."
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
From this reading "Then I shall grow very worldly, like her," said Miss Precocity.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When to this her father promptly replied that she must go back, and he would take her, she as promptly changed her note.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, no, you will not die.
Chapter 5 of John Marvel, Assistant by Thomas Nelson Page holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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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