Chapter II
Chapter 2
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Oh--my leg? I forgot about my leg. It’s better. VII. EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.
Marjorie Daw
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Marjorie Daw is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oh--my
leg?
I
forgot
about
my
leg.
It’s
better.
VII.
EDWARD
DELANEY
TO
JOHN
FLEMMIMG.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Marjorie Daw
Chapter II · Chapter 2
Chapter 2 of Marjorie Daw is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Oh--my
leg?
Line 2
I
forgot
about
my
leg.
/aɪ fərˈɡɑːt əˈbaʊt maɪ leɡ/
Line 3
It’s
better.
Line 4
VII.
Line 5
EDWARD
DELANEY
TO
JOHN
FLEMMIMG.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
about
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I forgot about my leg.”
better
adjective
US /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “It’s better.”
edward
noun
US /ˈedwərd/
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 “EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.”
forgot
verb
US /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “I forgot about my leg.”
john
noun
US /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.”
leg
noun
US /leɡ/
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “Oh--my leg?”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I forgot about my leg.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading It’s better.
DELANEY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.
EDWARDnounUS /ˈedwərd/
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 EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.
FLEMMIMG
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.
forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I forgot about my leg.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I forgot about my leg.
It's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s better.
JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.
legnounUS /leɡ/
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Oh--my leg?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh--my leg?
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh--my leg?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EDWARD DELANEY TO JOHN FLEMMIMG.
VIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII.
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- Dillon
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