Chapter 7 of Marjorie Dean, College Senior is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Marjorie Dean, College Senior is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Now what was the matter with them?” Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room. “Were we properly snubbed? No mistake about it. They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
Chapter 7 of Marjorie Dean, College Senior is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““Now what was the matter with them?””
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “No mistake about it.”
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading ““Were we properly snubbed?”
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading ““Were we properly snubbed?”
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a room used for dining
In this reading “Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.”
In this reading “They must have heard what I said about them last night.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No mistake about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No mistake about it.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
immediately past
From this reading They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Now what was the matter with them?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading No mistake about it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
not any; not one
From this reading No mistake about it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now what was the matter with them?”
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading “Were we properly snubbed?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jerry demanded, as she and Marjorie entered the dining room.
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “Were we properly snubbed?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now what was the matter with them?”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Now what was the matter with them?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must have heard what I said about them last night.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now what was the matter with them?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Were we properly snubbed?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were we properly snubbed?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now what was the matter with them?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Now what was the matter with them?”
Chapter 7 of Marjorie Dean, College Senior by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 7 holds 149 sentences of Marjorie Dean, College Senior, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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