Chapter 25 of Marjorie Dean, Post-Graduate is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Marjorie Dean, Post-Graduate is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Three letters. That’s not so bad.” Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry. “I’m tired enough to enjoy my mail. Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
Chapter 25 of Marjorie Dean, Post-Graduate is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.”
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
From this reading “Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.”
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading “Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.”
greatly desired
From this reading “Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.”
plural of “envelope” — a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.”
-ing form of “experiment” — to conduct a test or investigation
From this reading “Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.”
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 “Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.”
In this reading ““Three letters.”
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 Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading That’s not so bad.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
greatly desired
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading “I’m tired enough to enjoy my mail.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I’m tired enough to enjoy my mail.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
plural of “envelope” — a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
-ing form of “experiment” — to conduct a test or investigation
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m tired enough to enjoy my mail.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
the literary culture
From this reading “Three letters.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “I’m tired enough to enjoy my mail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’m tired enough to enjoy my mail.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That’s not so bad.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That’s not so bad.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s not so bad.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Three letters.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “I’m tired enough to enjoy my mail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m tired enough to enjoy my mail.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
in a triumphant manner
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Vera and I have been experimenting with a compound this whole afternoon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marjorie triumphantly waved the trio of coveted envelopes about her head as she entered her room from a long interesting bout with chemistry.
Chapter 25 of Marjorie Dean, Post-Graduate by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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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