Chapter 1 of Marjorie Dean at Hamilton Arms is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Marjorie Dean at Hamilton Arms is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“They’ll be here before long.” Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock. “And, oh, what a surprise!” Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment. “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
Chapter 1 of Marjorie Dean at Hamilton Arms is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.”
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading “Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading ““It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.”
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading ““It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.”
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading ““It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.”
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading ““It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.”
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading “Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading ““It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And, oh, what a surprise!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And, oh, what a surprise!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “They’ll be here before long.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They’ll be here before long.”
in a calculating manner
From this reading Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
the pleasure felt when having a good time
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
the act of departing
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “They’ll be here before long.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “They’ll be here before long.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “And, oh, what a surprise!”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “And, oh, what a surprise!”
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They’ll be here before long.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
any plant of the genus Veronica
From this reading Veronica Lynne spoke from the deeps of her own mischievous enjoyment.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Jerry Macy’s eyes calculatingly consulted the wall clock.
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And, oh, what a surprise!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “It’s going to be an occasion of surprises,” predicted Lucy Warner with the solemnity of a young owl.
Chapter 1 of Marjorie Dean at Hamilton Arms by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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