Chapter 5 of Marjorie Dean, Post-Graduate is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Marjorie Dean, Post-Graduate is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Hamilton! Hamilton!” Marjorie Dean smiled to herself. Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car. One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
Chapter 5 of Marjorie Dean, Post-Graduate is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.”
a bounded scope
From this reading “One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “Marjorie Dean smiled to herself.”
characterized by expression
From this reading “Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading ““Hamilton!”
vigorously passionate
From this reading “Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.”
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading “One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.”
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.
a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes
In this reading “One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.”
In this reading “Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.”
In this reading “Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.”
In this reading “Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.”
In this reading “One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.”
In this reading “One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
a bounded scope
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Marjorie Dean smiled to herself.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
characterized by expression
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Hamilton!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Marjorie Dean smiled to herself.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
small in range or scope
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
vigorously passionate
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjorie Dean smiled to herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Marjorie Dean smiled to herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Her expressive brown eyes grew brighter as the lusty call echoed through the car.
past form of “tighten” — make tight or tighter
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marjorie Dean smiled to herself.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
which person or people
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
in the company of; together with
From this reading One hand tightened about the leather handle of her traveling bag with the impatience of one who was longing to be free of the limited confines of the car.
Chapter 5 of Marjorie Dean, Post-Graduate by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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