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Marjorie Dean Macy
Marjorie Dean Macy

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Marjorie Dean Macy is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A MYSTERY ABOUT 15 It’s all right!
It’s all right!
Oh, splendid, great, celostrous!”
Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.
Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, but why such enthusiasm?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Marjorie Dean Macy

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Marjorie Dean Macy is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A MYSTERY ABOUT 15It’s all right!
Line 2
It’s all right!
Line 3
Oh, splendid, great, celostrous!”
Line 4
Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.
Line 5
Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?
/θæŋk juː fɔːr ˈjuːzɪŋ maɪ nuː ˈædʒɪktɪv ˈdʒeri ˈkɑːmentəd pəˈlaɪtli bʌt waɪ sʌtʃ ɪnˈθuːziæzəm/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

adjective noun US /ˈædʒɪktɪv/

a word that expresses an attribute of something

From this reading ““Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?”

aglow adjective US /əˈɡloʊ/

softly bright or radiant

From this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

commented verb US /ˈkɑːmentəd/

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading ““Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?”

Hamilton noun US /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

joyful adjective US /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

politely adverb US /pəˈlaɪtli/

in a polite manner

From this reading ““Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?”

vigorously adverb US /ˈvɪɡərəsli/

with vigor; in a vigorous manner

From this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

waving noun US /ˈweɪvɪŋ/

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

breakfast table verb + noun

a table where breakfast is eaten

In this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

lovely face adjective + noun

In this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

around the room preposition + article + noun counted as “around … room”

In this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

slipped from verb + particle counted as “slip from”

In this reading “Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.”

All words in this reading · 54

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.

15

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A MYSTERY ABOUT 15 “It’s all right!

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A MYSTERY ABOUT 15 “It’s all right!

ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A MYSTERY ABOUT 15 “It’s all right!

adjectivenounUS /ˈædʒɪktɪv/

a word that expresses an attribute of something

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

aglowadjectiveUS /əˈɡloʊ/

softly bright or radiant

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading A MYSTERY ABOUT 15 “It’s all right!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

ArmsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

celostrous

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Oh, splendid, great, celostrous!”

chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

dancenounUS /dæns/

an artistic form of nonverbal communication

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

enthusiasmnounUS /ɪnˈθuːziæzəm/

a feeling of excitement

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Oh, splendid, great, celostrous!”

HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A MYSTERY ABOUT 15 “It’s all right!

JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/

offensive term for a person of German descent

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/

full of or producing joy

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

Marjorie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

MYSTERYnounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading A MYSTERY ABOUT 15 “It’s all right!

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, splendid, great, celostrous!”

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

politelyadverbUS /pəˈlaɪtli/

in a polite manner

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading A MYSTERY ABOUT 15 “It’s all right!

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

slippedverbUS /slɪpt/

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading Oh, splendid, great, celostrous!”

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

sun-lit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

ThankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

usingnounUS /ˈjuːzɪŋ/

an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

vigorouslyadverbUS /ˈvɪɡərəsli/

with vigor; in a vigorous manner

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading Marjorie slipped from her chair at the breakfast table in the sun-lit morning room of Hamilton Arms and began a vigorously joyful dance around the room, waving a letter over her head, her lovely face aglow.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Thank you for using my new adjective,” Jerry commented politely, “but why such enthusiasm?

Chapter 12 of Marjorie Dean Macy by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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.

What does chapter 12 of Marjorie Dean Macy contain?

Chapter 12 holds 158 sentences of Marjorie Dean Macy, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of Marjorie Dean Macy by Josephine, -1931 Chase exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 158 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Marjorie Dean Macy

Words and structures a reader meets early in Marjorie Dean Macy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Booted
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Marjorie Dean Macy; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Spurred
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Ready
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Marjorie
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