Chapter 8 of Josie O'Gorman and the Meddlesome Major is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Josie O'Gorman and the Meddlesome Major is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her! Stop her!” Mrs. Leslie called to Mary. “She’s a thief--an out and out thief!” “Mother!
Chapter 8 of Josie O'Gorman and the Meddlesome Major is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie called to Mary.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““Mother!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Leslie called to Mary.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading ““She’s a thief--an out and out thief!””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 “She’s a thief--an out and out thief!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “She’s a thief--an out and out thief!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She’s a thief--an out and out thief!”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mrs. Leslie called to Mary.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Leslie called to Mary.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Leslie called to Mary.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “She’s a thief--an out and out thief!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s a thief--an out and out thief!”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY KEEPS THE FAITH “Stop her!
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “She’s a thief--an out and out thief!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Leslie called to Mary.
Chapter 8 of Josie O'Gorman and the Meddlesome Major by Emma Speed Sampson holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 8 holds 135 sentences of Josie O'Gorman and the Meddlesome Major, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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