Chapter 16 of Marjorie Dean, High School Sophomore is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Marjorie Dean, High School Sophomore is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart. It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream. She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression. Then remembrance rushed over her like a wave. No, she had not dreamed.
Chapter 16 of Marjorie Dean, High School Sophomore is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.”
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.”
with gloom
From this reading “She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.”
the act of punishing
From this reading “THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.”
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “Then remembrance rushed over her like a wave.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.”
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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 THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.
feel physical pain
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading No, she had not dreamed.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
with gloom
From this reading She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then remembrance rushed over her like a wave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
not any; not one
From this reading No, she had not dreamed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, she had not dreamed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then remembrance rushed over her like a wave.
the act of punishing
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Then remembrance rushed over her like a wave.
done under pressure
From this reading Then remembrance rushed over her like a wave.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then remembrance rushed over her like a wave.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She stared gloomily about her, struggling to recollect the cause of her depression.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as though she had been the victim of a bad dream.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading Then remembrance rushed over her like a wave.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PENALTY Marjorie awoke the next morning with a dull ache in her heart.
Chapter 16 of Marjorie Dean, High School Sophomore by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 16 holds 193 sentences of Marjorie Dean, High School Sophomore, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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