Chapter 15 of Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later. "I feel dreadfully about Mollie. I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon. Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there. Eleanor and Lillian are anxious to go along with me.
Chapter 15 of Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “Eleanor and Lillian are anxious to go along with me.”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “"I feel dreadfully about Mollie.”
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"I feel dreadfully about Mollie.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.”
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 A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I feel dreadfully about Mollie.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Eleanor and Lillian are anxious to go along with me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eleanor and Lillian are anxious to go along with me.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Eleanor and Lillian are anxious to go along with me.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Eleanor and Lillian are anxious to go along with me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "I feel dreadfully about Mollie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor and Lillian are anxious to go along with me.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I feel dreadfully about Mollie.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
possessive form of “fisherman” — someone whose occupation is catching fish
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
a young female
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I feel dreadfully about Mollie.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor and Lillian are anxious to go along with me.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "I feel dreadfully about Mollie.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
above and across; more than
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
in the near future
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Now, a long time has passed; we have never been there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I promised the poor girl that we would come to see her soon.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A CALL FOR HELP "Madge, you must go over to Fisherman's Island with me," urged Phil a few days later.
Chapter 15 of Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid by Amy D. V. Chalmers holds 132 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.
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