Chapter 7 of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?” Helen Trent teasingly called out. “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?” Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing. “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
Chapter 7 of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cairn” — a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading “Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.”
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading “CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?””
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading ““A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.”
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading “Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.”
resist doing something
From this reading “Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading ““A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.”
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading “Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “Helen Trent teasingly called out.”
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 “Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.”
In this reading “Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “Helen Trent teasingly called out.”
In this reading “Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?”
plural of “cairn” — a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Helen Trent teasingly called out.
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?”
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
a man of refinement
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen Trent teasingly called out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?”
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
come together
From this reading “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?”
used to form the superlative
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Helen Trent teasingly called out.
the character of the positive electric pole
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
resist doing something
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
in a playfully teasing manner
From this reading Helen Trent teasingly called out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading Helen Trent teasingly called out.
under normal conditions
From this reading Leslie Cairns, usually the most silent among the group, could not refrain from joining in the teasing.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?”
which person or people
From this reading CONSPIRATORS OF HAPPINESS “Who is he, Leila?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “A fine Irish gentleman, of course,” Robin said with elaborate positiveness.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, who is he, and where did you first meet him?”
Chapter 7 of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 7 holds 250 sentences of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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