Chapter 2 of Marjorie Dean, Marvelous Manager is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Marjorie Dean, Marvelous Manager is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DISQUIETING REMINDER “Br-r-r!” Muriel made a pretense of shivering. “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us? And what a noted person she had with her?” She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
Chapter 2 of Marjorie Dean, Marvelous Manager is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing mental discomfort
From this reading “A DISQUIETING REMINDER “Br-r-r!””
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.”
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading “She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.”
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “Muriel made a pretense of shivering.”
a message that helps you remember something
From this reading “A DISQUIETING REMINDER “Br-r-r!””
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading “She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading ““Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “Muriel made a pretense of shivering.”
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In this reading “She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.”
In this reading “She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.”
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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 A DISQUIETING REMINDER “Br-r-r!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what a noted person she had with her?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISQUIETING REMINDER “Br-r-r!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
causing mental discomfort
From this reading A DISQUIETING REMINDER “Br-r-r!”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And what a noted person she had with her?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And what a noted person she had with her?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Muriel made a pretense of shivering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Muriel made a pretense of shivering.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading And what a noted person she had with her?”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Muriel made a pretense of shivering.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
a human being
From this reading And what a noted person she had with her?”
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading Muriel made a pretense of shivering.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
a message that helps you remember something
From this reading A DISQUIETING REMINDER “Br-r-r!”
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And what a noted person she had with her?”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Muriel made a pretense of shivering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
up to a particular time
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what a noted person she had with her?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And what a noted person she had with her?”
plural of “yard” — a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading She waited until they had put a few yards between themselves and the other pair of girls before sarcastically launching the inquiries.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you notice how the Ice Queen scorned us?
Chapter 2 of Marjorie Dean, Marvelous Manager by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 2 holds 171 sentences of Marjorie Dean, Marvelous Manager, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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