Marjorie Dean, High School Junior

Chapter XIV · A Soldier in Earnest

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Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

Constance had accompanied him.

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Marjorie Dean, High School Junior Josephine, -1931 Chase

Chapter XIV

A Soldier in Earnest

Chapter XIV of Marjorie Dean, High School Junior, “A Soldier in Earnest,” is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Absorbed in a vain attempt to find a clue to the mysterious prophesier of evil, Marjorie forgot Mary Raymond’s letter until she happened to thrust a hand into her coat pocket on the way home from school at noon. Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown. On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens. The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York. Constance had accompanied him.

Marjorie Dean, High School Junior

Chapter XIV · A Soldier in Earnest

Chapter XIV of Marjorie Dean, High School Junior, “A Soldier in Earnest,” is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

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On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

/ɑːn hɜːr rɪˈtɜːrn hoʊm ɪn ðə ˌæftərˈnuːn ə ˈsekənd ˈkʌmfərtər wɑːz əˈkɔːrdɪd hɜːr ɪn ə ˈletər frʌm ˈkɑːnstəns ˈstiːvənz/

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The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

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Constance had accompanied him.

/ˈkɑːnstəns hæd əˈkʌmpənid hɪm/

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accorded verb US /əˈkɔːrdɪd/

past form of “accord” — go together

From this reading “On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.”

cheery adjective US /ˈtʃɪri/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading “Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.”

comforter noun US /ˈkʌmfərtər/

a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

From this reading “On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.”

epistle noun US /ɪˈpɪsəl/

a specially long, formal letter

From this reading “Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.”

Gables noun US /ˈɡeɪbəlz/

plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading “The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.”

hateful adjective US /ˈheɪtfəl/

evoking or deserving hatred

From this reading “Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.”

Mary's noun US /ˈmeriz/

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

Stevens noun US /ˈstiːvənz/

United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)

From this reading “On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.”

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coat pocket noun + noun

In this reading “Absorbed in a vain attempt to find a clue to the mysterious prophesier of evil, Marjorie forgot Mary Raymond’s letter until she happened to thrust a hand into her coat pocket on the way home from school at noon.”

vain attempt adjective + noun

return home verb + noun

In this reading “On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.”

at noon preposition + noun

find a clue verb + article + noun counted as “find … clue”

way home noun + noun

in the afternoon preposition + article + noun counted as “in … afternoon”

In this reading “On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.”

from school preposition + noun

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Absorbed in a vain attempt to find a clue to the mysterious prophesier of evil, Marjorie forgot Mary Raymond’s letter until she happened to thrust a hand into her coat pocket on the way home from school at noon.

AbsorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/

giving or marked by complete attention to

accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/

having companions or an escort

From this reading Constance had accompanied him.

accordedverbUS /əˈkɔːrdɪd/

past form of “accord” — go together

From this reading On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

atoned

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From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

cheeryadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɪri/

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

cluenounUS /kluː/

a slight indication

coatnounUS /koʊt/

an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

comforternounUS /ˈkʌmfərtər/

a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

From this reading On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

ConstancenounUS /ˈkɑːnstəns/

a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River

From this reading On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

epistlenounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/

a specially long, formal letter

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/

morally objectionable behavior

expressedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsprest/

communicated in words

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

GablesnounUS /ˈɡeɪbəlz/

plural of “gable” — the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

GraynounUS /ɡreɪ/

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

hatefuladjectiveUS /ˈheɪtfəl/

evoking or deserving hatred

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Constance had accompanied him.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/

offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

Marjorie

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MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

Mary'snounUS /ˈmeriz/

possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

of an obscure nature

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

partiallyadverbUS /ˈpɑːrʃəli/

to some extent; in some degree; not wholly

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

pocketnounUS /ˈpɑːkət/

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

prophesiernoun

an authoritative person who divines the future

Raymond's

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returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

sentimentsnounUS /ˈsentəmənts/

plural of “sentiment” — tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

spentadjectiveUS /spent/

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

StevensnounUS /ˈstiːvənz/

United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)

From this reading On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thrustverbUS /θrʌst/

push forcefully

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/

not known

From this reading Mary’s long, cheery epistle partially atoned for the hateful sentiments expressed by the unknown.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading On her return home in the afternoon, a second comforter was accorded her in a letter from Constance Stevens.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The day after Marjorie and Jerry had spent the evening at Gray Gables Mr. Stevens had gone to New York.

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