Chapter XIX of Marjorie Dean, College Junior, “In the Interest of Private Safety,” is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of Marjorie Dean, College Junior, “In the Interest of Private Safety,” is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down! You have made us all enough trouble. We don’t propose that you shall add to it.” “I have not,” shrieked Dulcie. “I don’t know what you are talking about.
Chapter XIX of Marjorie Dean, College Junior, “In the Interest of Private Safety,” is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “We don’t propose that you shall add to it.””
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading ““Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “We don’t propose that you shall add to it.””
in an aggressive manner
From this reading ““Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading ““I have not,” shrieked Dulcie.”
be seated
From this reading ““Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading ““I don’t know what you are talking about.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “You have made us all enough trouble.”
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.
take a seat
In this reading ““Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t know what you are talking about.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading We don’t propose that you shall add to it.”
(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 You have made us all enough trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I don’t know what you are talking about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We don’t propose that you shall add to it.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have not,” shrieked Dulcie.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading You have made us all enough trouble.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have made us all enough trouble.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have not,” shrieked Dulcie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We don’t propose that you shall add to it.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know what you are talking about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You have made us all enough trouble.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I have not,” shrieked Dulcie.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading We don’t propose that you shall add to it.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We don’t propose that you shall add to it.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “I have not,” shrieked Dulcie.
be seated
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “I don’t know what you are talking about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We don’t propose that you shall add to it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We don’t propose that you shall add to it.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading You have made us all enough trouble.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have made us all enough trouble.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We don’t propose that you shall add to it.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I don’t know what you are talking about.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have made us all enough trouble.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sit down,” ordered Leslie sharply, “and keep your voice down!
Chapter 19 of Marjorie Dean, College Junior by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 19 holds 156 sentences of Marjorie Dean, College Junior, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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