Chapter 14 of Making Over Martha is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Making Over Martha is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I’ll go somewhere else. To another town—and earn my living." "Doin’ what?" "I don’t know yet. But the way will open."
Chapter 14 of Making Over Martha is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “To another town—and earn my living."”
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading “To another town—and earn my living."”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “To another town—and earn my living."”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “But the way will open."”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “"I’ll go somewhere else.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “To another town—and earn my living."”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “But the way will open."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I don’t know yet.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I’ll go somewhere else.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To another town—and earn my living."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading To another town—and earn my living."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the way will open."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Doin’ what?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t know yet.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading To another town—and earn my living."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ll go somewhere else.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I’ll go somewhere else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don’t know yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’ll go somewhere else.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don’t know yet.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading To another town—and earn my living."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To another town—and earn my living."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading But the way will open."
in or at or to some place
From this reading "I’ll go somewhere else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the way will open."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To another town—and earn my living."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading To another town—and earn my living."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But the way will open."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Doin’ what?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But the way will open."
but in spite of that
From this reading "I don’t know yet.
Chapter 14 of Making Over Martha by Julie M. Lippmann holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 14 holds 409 sentences of Making Over Martha, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Making Over Martha by Julie M. Lippmann exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 82 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Making Over Martha, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
