Chapter 18 of Marjorie Dean, High School Senior is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Marjorie Dean, High School Senior is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?” Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern. “It’s half past eight and she’s not here. The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.” “Why, no, I haven’t.”
Chapter 18 of Marjorie Dean, High School Senior is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading “Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading ““Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?””
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading “Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading ““Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?””
showing curiosity
From this reading “The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““It’s half past eight and she’s not here.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
possessing life
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s half past eight and she’s not here.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.”
a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
being one more than seven
From this reading “It’s half past eight and she’s not here.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “It’s half past eight and she’s not here.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, no, I haven’t.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It’s half past eight and she’s not here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, no, I haven’t.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.”
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s half past eight and she’s not here.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?”
not any; not one
From this reading “Why, no, I haven’t.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It’s half past eight and she’s not here.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “It’s half past eight and she’s not here.
sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s half past eight and she’s not here.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.”
United States filmmaker who with his brothers founded the movie studio that produced the first talking picture (1881-1958)
From this reading “Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, no, I haven’t.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jerry Macy stepped inside the candy booth, her plump face alive with concern.
showing curiosity
From this reading The girls in her booth are wondering what has happened to her.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Marjorie, have you seen Lucy Warner?”
Chapter 18 of Marjorie Dean, High School Senior by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 18 holds 237 sentences of Marjorie Dean, High School Senior, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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