Chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean, College Junior is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean, College Junior is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, of all things!” Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement. For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax. Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing. She shook her head at this canny suspicion.
Chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean, College Junior is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 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.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “She shook her head at this canny suspicion.”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.”
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
From this reading “For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.”
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.”
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading “Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.”
not diluted
From this reading “Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.”
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading “For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.”
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.
In this reading ““Well, of all things!””
travel across or pass over
In this reading “Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.”
In this reading “For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.”
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
In this reading “Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.”
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 For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
anew
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Well, of all things!”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She shook her head at this canny suspicion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading She shook her head at this canny suspicion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She shook her head at this canny suspicion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.
something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, of all things!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
above and across; more than
From this reading Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
a human being
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She shook her head at this canny suspicion.
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading She shook her head at this canny suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Well, of all things!”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She shook her head at this canny suspicion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
not diluted
From this reading Marjorie could not get over her undiluted amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading For a second it struck her that she might again be the victim of a hoax.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, of all things!”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Perhaps an unkindly-minded person wished her to essay a call on Miss Susanna, thinking she might receive a sound snubbing.
Chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean, College Junior 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.
Chapter 10 holds 228 sentences of Marjorie Dean, College Junior, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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