Chapter 4 of Little Maid Marian is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Little Maid Marian is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mustn't I?" Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile. "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out. Are you willing to earn it?" "Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.
Chapter 4 of Little Maid Marian is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “"Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “Are you willing to earn it?"”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “"Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “"Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “"Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “Are you willing to earn it?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.
(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 "Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Are you willing to earn it?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mustn't I?"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mustn't I?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Indeed I am; I should like it above all things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are you willing to earn it?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Are you willing to earn it?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Dorothy looked over at her with a little knowing smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then I won't do it since you are so particular, but I have a scheme of my own and we shall see how it will work out.
Chapter 4 of Little Maid Marian by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 402 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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