Chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean's Romance is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean's Romance is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?” Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest. She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask. “You couldn’t do that—er—it would be—unwise,” she stammered. Dismay flashed into her green eyes.
Chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean's Romance is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.”
-ing form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading “CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?””
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.”
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading “Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.”
an easy victory
From this reading “She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.”
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
From this reading ““You couldn’t do that—er—it would be—unwise,” she stammered.”
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 “Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.”
In this reading “She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.”
In this reading “Dismay flashed into her green eyes.”
In this reading “She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.”
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 CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?”
in actual fact
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You couldn’t do that—er—it would be—unwise,” she stammered.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
lacking funds
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
-ing form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You couldn’t do that—er—it would be—unwise,” she stammered.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Dismay flashed into her green eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
agreeably diverting
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs with yttrium
From this reading “You couldn’t do that—er—it would be—unwise,” she stammered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dismay flashed into her green eyes.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Dismay flashed into her green eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Dismay flashed into her green eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dismay flashed into her green eyes.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dismay flashed into her green eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?”
totally perplexed and mixed up
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?”
an easy victory
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You couldn’t do that—er—it would be—unwise,” she stammered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
From this reading “You couldn’t do that—er—it would be—unwise,” she stammered.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Slightly mystified for an instant it then broke upon Doris that Leslie was in earnest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading She was actually entertaining a wild idea of attending the coming romp behind the shelter of a mask.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You couldn’t do that—er—it would be—unwise,” she stammered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CLAIMING A PROMISE “What do you mean?”
Chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean's Romance by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 10 holds 115 sentences of Marjorie Dean's Romance, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Marjorie Dean's Romance by Josephine, -1931 Chase exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 115 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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