Chapter 24 of Marjorie Dean, High School Junior is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Marjorie Dean, High School Junior is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jerry had a great deal to say. She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried. “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered. “I wish we’d never revived that old operetta. Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
Chapter 24 of Marjorie Dean, High School Junior is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry had a great deal to say.”
with honesty
From this reading “She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.”
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.”
a short amusing opera
From this reading ““I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.”
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading ““I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.”
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading ““It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.”
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading “Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.”
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading “Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.”
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In this reading ““It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.”
In this reading ““It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.”
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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 Jerry had a great deal to say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Jerry had a great deal to say.
at any time
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Jerry had a great deal to say.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jerry had a great deal to say.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry had a great deal to say.
with honesty
From this reading She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
engage in
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
plural of “martyr” — one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.
a short amusing opera
From this reading “I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading “I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.
express in words
From this reading Jerry had a great deal to say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.
past form of “sputter” — make an explosive sound
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
a special situation
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jerry had a great deal to say.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
precisely as stated
From this reading She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish we’d never revived that old operetta.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “It’s the worst thing I ever heard of,” she sputtered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
vehemently incensed and condemnatory
From this reading She was so justly wrathful she very nearly cried.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Mignon wouldn’t have sung in it and got left at the switch, and you wouldn’t be asking us to make martyrs of ourselves.
Chapter 24 of Marjorie Dean, High School Junior by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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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