Chapter 8 of Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HER FATHER'S METHODS. "There is just one thing about it. We have _got_ to get busy." Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got." Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.
Chapter 8 of Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “We have _got_ to get busy."”
plural of “cairn” — a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading “Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.”
special importance or significance
From this reading “Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."”
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “HER FATHER'S METHODS.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There is just one thing about it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.
a formal public statement
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading We have _got_ to get busy."
plural of “cairn” — a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.
special importance or significance
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading HER FATHER'S METHODS.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We have _got_ to get busy."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We have _got_ to get busy."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have _got_ to get busy."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER FATHER'S METHODS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is just one thing about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There is just one thing about it.
and nothing more
From this reading "There is just one thing about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading HER FATHER'S METHODS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is just one thing about it.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is just one thing about it.
a special situation
From this reading "There is just one thing about it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We have _got_ to get busy."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have _got_ to get busy."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Leslie Cairns made this announcement with special emphasis on the word "got."
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading Her face wore an expression of sullen determination.
Chapter 8 of Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
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