Chapter 1 of Marjorie Daw is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Marjorie Daw is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES. NEAR RYE, N.H. August 8, 1872. My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
Chapter 1 of Marjorie Daw is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.”
make certain of
From this reading “My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “August 8, 1872.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.”
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading “DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.”
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading “NEAR RYE, N.H.”
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From this reading August 8, 1872.
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From this reading August 8, 1872.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
make certain of
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading August 8, 1872.
dearly loved
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
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From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
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From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
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From this reading DR.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading NEAR RYE, N.H.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading NEAR RYE, N.H.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading NEAR RYE, N.H.
plural of “pine” — a coniferous tree
From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
the seed of the cereal grass
From this reading NEAR RYE, N.H.
term of address for a man
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DILLON TO EDWARD DELANEY, ESQ., AT THE PINES.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Sir: I am happy to assure you that your anxiety is without reason.
Chapter 1 of Marjorie Daw by Thomas Bailey Aldrich holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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