Chapter 17 of Marjorie at Seacote is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Marjorie at Seacote is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester. "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in. You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!" "Why, Hester, I had so! You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
Chapter 17 of Marjorie at Seacote is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!”
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “"I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.”
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “"I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “"I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
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From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
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From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
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From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
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From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
not any; not one
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, Hester, I had so!
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm Queen of this Court, and I won't have any new members taken in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading You may be Queen, but you don't own the whole Sand Club!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Hester, I had so!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
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From this reading WHAT HESTER DID "I won't have her!" declared Hester.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You had no right, Marjorie Maynard, to ask her to belong, without consulting me!"
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