Chapter 27 of Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night. Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark. With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light. Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.
Chapter 27 of Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.”
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading “With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.”
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
From this reading “Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.”
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading “Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.”
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.”
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading “Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
set up or found
From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
past form of “grope” — feel about uncertainly or blindly
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
From this reading Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
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From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
a particular point in time
From this reading Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
and nothing more
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
so strong as to be irresistible
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Opening the door of her room Marjorie found it dark.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Sheer amazement held her in leash for a moment.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
an Apocryphal book consisting of text added to the Book of Daniel
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Susanna Hamilton was not the only one to receive an overwhelming surprise that night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a sharp exclamation she groped for the wall button and flashed on the light.
Chapter 27 of Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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