Chapter 2 of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Presently clearance came. With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head. She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile. It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done. “Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.
Chapter 2 of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
From this reading “Presently clearance came.”
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
From this reading ““Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.”
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading “She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.”
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.”
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.
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utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading ““Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.”
In this reading “She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.”
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 With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Presently clearance came.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.
the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them
From this reading Presently clearance came.
sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
From this reading “Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
and nothing more
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
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 With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Oh, Captain, forgive me!” she cried out in contrition.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
in the near future
From this reading Presently clearance came.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It pulled the little lieutenant together as nothing else could have done.
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
-ing form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading She was just in time to see her mother wiping her own eyes and making a valiant effort to smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a long sigh, Marjorie raised her head.
Chapter 2 of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
Chapter 2 holds 222 sentences of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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