Chapter 13 of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Can you beat it? Uh-h-h-h!” Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated. “What was the matter with those girls, anyway? How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
Chapter 13 of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““What was the matter with those girls, anyway?”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading ““Can you beat it?”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.”
in the recent past
From this reading “Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.”
past form of “vacate” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “What was the matter with those girls, anyway?
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Can you beat it?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you beat it?
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “What was the matter with those girls, anyway?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Can you beat it?
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What was the matter with those girls, anyway?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
in the recent past
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “What was the matter with those girls, anyway?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uh-h-h-h!”
past form of “vacate” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What was the matter with those girls, anyway?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How could they help but know that we hadn’t had our dinner?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What was the matter with those girls, anyway?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jerry dropped with angry force into the arm chair which Natalie Weyman had so recently vacated.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you beat it?
Chapter 13 of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 13 holds 198 sentences of Marjorie Dean, College Freshman, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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