Chapter 1 of Marjorie Fleming is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Marjorie Fleming is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARJORIE FLEMING. A SKETCH. “_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.” BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.” BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
Chapter 1 of Marjorie Fleming is here in full — 504 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/100 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.””
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.””
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading ““_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.””
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading “MARJORIE FLEMING.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading “A SKETCH.”
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 ““_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.””
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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 SKETCH.
in the past
From this reading “_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading “_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.”
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading MARJORIE FLEMING.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARJORIE FLEMING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY JOHN BROWN, M. D., AUTHOR OF “RAB AND HIS FRIENDS.”
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading A SKETCH.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSTON: TICKNOR AND FIELDS.
a late time of life
From this reading “_PET MARJORIE: A STORY OF CHILD-LIFE FIFTY YEARS AGO_.”
Chapter 1 of Marjorie Fleming by John Brown holds 504 sentences, grouped into 101 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 1 holds 504 sentences of Marjorie Fleming, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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