Chapter 11 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up." "Confound Wolffert!" I thought. "Wolffert's in love with her," I said. "Wolffert--in love with her!
Chapter 11 of John Marvel, Assistant is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading “"Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."”
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading “"Confound Wolffert!"”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “"Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"Wolffert's in love with her," I said.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “"Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “"Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought.”
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(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 "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
past form of “christen” — administer baptism to
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
From this reading "Confound Wolffert!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Wolffert's in love with her," I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Wolffert's in love with her," I said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Wolffert's in love with her," I said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Wolffert's in love with her," I said.
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From this reading "Why, all my people--I think Wolffert first christened her so and they have taken it up."
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From this reading "Wolffert's in love with her," I said.
Chapter 11 of John Marvel, Assistant by Thomas Nelson Page holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 11 holds 398 sentences of John Marvel, Assistant, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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