Chapter 6 of Marion Darche: A Story Without Comment is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Marion Darche: A Story Without Comment is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person. He was a little pale as he entered. "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands. "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion. "I asked you to come about a matter of business.
Chapter 6 of Marion Darche: A Story Without Comment is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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replying
From this reading “Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “He was a little pale as he entered.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.”
a brief written record
From this reading “Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “He was a little pale as he entered.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “"What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.”
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 “"What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.”
In this reading “"I asked you to come about a matter of business.”
the center of a city
In this reading “Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.”
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 Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I asked you to come about a matter of business.
later than; following
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.
replying
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was a little pale as he entered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I asked you to come about a matter of business.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He was a little pale as he entered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a little pale as he entered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I asked you to come about a matter of business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was a little pale as he entered.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I asked you to come about a matter of business.
a person who carries a message
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
a particular point in time
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
a brief written record
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.
on one occasion
From this reading "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was a little pale as he entered.
a human being
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Marion had sent a messenger down town after Brett, and the latter did not lose a moment in answering the note in person.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a little pale as he entered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" he asked, almost before he had shaken hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is kind of you to come at once," answered Marion.
Chapter 6 of Marion Darche: A Story Without Comment by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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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