Chapter V of Marjorie in Command, “Remorseful Romans,” is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter V of Marjorie in Command, “Remorseful Romans,” is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault. Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby. Oh, I’ve killed dear little Kitty!” “Maybe you haven’t,” said Marjorie, hopefully. “Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.
Chapter V of Marjorie in Command, “Remorseful Romans,” is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading “Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.”
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading ““Maybe you haven’t,” said Marjorie, hopefully.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.”
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.”
move to and fro
From this reading “Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.”
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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading ““Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.”
In this reading ““Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.”
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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 “Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a stealth weapon.
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh, I’ve killed dear little Kitty!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe you haven’t,” said Marjorie, hopefully.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “Maybe you haven’t,” said Marjorie, hopefully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I’ve killed dear little Kitty!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Oh, I’ve killed dear little Kitty!”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh, I’ve killed dear little Kitty!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe you haven’t,” said Marjorie, hopefully.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe you haven’t,” said Marjorie, hopefully.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, I’ve killed dear little Kitty!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Maybe you haven’t,” said Marjorie, hopefully.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Maybe she’ll wake up in a minute.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I DID it,” groaned King; “it was all my fault.
move to and fro
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kitty was so careful with that sharp dagger, and then I tickled her feet, and it made her wiggle, and she upset right on the baby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Maybe you haven’t,” said Marjorie, hopefully.
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