Chapter 21 of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?” Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle. “She will, I think,” Mildred Ferguson predicted. “I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up. She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.
Chapter 21 of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.”
a foolish or nervous laugh
From this reading “Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.”
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading “Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.”
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.”
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading ““She will, I think,” Mildred Ferguson predicted.”
the present time or age
From this reading ““I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up.”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?””
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.
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In this reading “ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?””
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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 Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
(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 ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will, I think,” Mildred Ferguson predicted.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
a foolish or nervous laugh
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She will, I think,” Mildred Ferguson predicted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
influential Irish writer noted for his many innovations (such as stream of consciousness writing) (1882-1941)
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She will, I think,” Mildred Ferguson predicted.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up.
past form of “predict” — make a prediction about; tell in advance
From this reading “She will, I think,” Mildred Ferguson predicted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind the gray of her mask Joyce Rawlston gave a faint giggle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
express a supposition
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “She will, I think,” Mildred Ferguson predicted.
the present time or age
From this reading “I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She has been taking her meals at Baretti’s, too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up.
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading ALL IN THE NAME OF WELFARE “Suppose she shouldn’t come?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She will, I think,” Mildred Ferguson predicted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I heard today that she was all broke-up over the write-up.
Chapter 21 of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 21 holds 74 sentences of Marjorie Dean Macy's Hamilton Colony, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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