Chapter 26 of Marjorie Dean Macy is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Marjorie Dean Macy is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?” Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother. “None, Lieutenant, except the instruction, be happy.” Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms. “Dearest child.
Chapter 26 of Marjorie Dean Macy is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
From this reading “Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?””
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““Dearest child.”
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading ““None, Lieutenant, except the instruction, be happy.””
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.”
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 “Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.”
In this reading ““Dearest child.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “None, Lieutenant, except the instruction, be happy.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Dearest child.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Dearest child.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
apart from; not including
From this reading “None, Lieutenant, except the instruction, be happy.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
representing or accommodating the entire length
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “None, Lieutenant, except the instruction, be happy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading “None, Lieutenant, except the instruction, be happy.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “None, Lieutenant, except the instruction, be happy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
not one, and not any
From this reading “None, Lieutenant, except the instruction, be happy.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
a vivid mental image
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Marjorie Dean turned from the full-length wall mirror, both hands held out to her mother.
a Caucasian
From this reading Mrs. Dean caught the slim, outstretched hands in hers and drew the beautiful vision in white brocade into her arms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARJORIE DEAN MACY “Have you any orders for me, Captain?”
Chapter 26 of Marjorie Dean Macy by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 26 holds 185 sentences of Marjorie Dean Macy, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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