Chapter 26 of Marjorie Dean, Marvelous Manager 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, Marvelous Manager is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNSHINE FROM SHADOW “Look here!” Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters. “Why, _where_ did they come from? There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs. That was not more than half an hour ago.
Chapter 26 of Marjorie Dean, Marvelous Manager is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bounce” — spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading “Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.”
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading “There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.”
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading “Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “SUNSHINE FROM SHADOW “Look here!””
on a floor above
From this reading “There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.”
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 “Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.”
In this reading “Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.”
In this reading “Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.”
In this reading “There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.”
place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
In this reading “Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.”
In this reading ““Why, _where_ did they come from?”
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 There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
in the past
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
past form of “bounce” — spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why, _where_ did they come from?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Why, _where_ did they come from?
plural of “division” — an army unit large enough to sustain combat
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
very lively and profitable
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SUNSHINE FROM SHADOW “Look here!”
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading SUNSHINE FROM SHADOW “Look here!”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
the literary culture
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading SUNSHINE FROM SHADOW “Look here!”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading SUNSHINE FROM SHADOW “Look here!”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
the rays of the sun
From this reading SUNSHINE FROM SHADOW “Look here!”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, _where_ did they come from?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
on a floor above
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was not more than half an hour ago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
at the time that
From this reading There wasn’t a sign of mail in our divisions when I came upstairs.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Why, _where_ did they come from?
which person or people
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, _where_ did they come from?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jerry, who had gone with Leila to the garage to put away the car, bounced into the room flourishing two letters.
Chapter 26 of Marjorie Dean, Marvelous Manager 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, Marvelous Manager, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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