Chapter XVI of Marjorie in Command, “Window Boxes,” is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter XVI of Marjorie in Command, “Window Boxes,” is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.” “Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?” “No, not dig for anything, except just to dig. It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.” “Oh!
Chapter XVI of Marjorie in Command, “Window Boxes,” is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading ““IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.””
placed in a grave
From this reading ““Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?””
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading ““IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.””
apart from; not including
From this reading ““No, not dig for anything, except just to dig.”
outside a building
From this reading “It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.””
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.””
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading ““Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?””
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.””
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 ““Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?””
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.””
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
any thing at all
From this reading “No, not dig for anything, except just to dig.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
placed in a grave
From this reading “Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “No, not dig for anything, except just to dig.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.”
and nothing more
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not dig for anything, except just to dig.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not dig for anything, except just to dig.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
outside a building
From this reading It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “IT just seems to me,” said Marjorie, at breakfast one morning, “that I _must_ go out and dig.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It’s so springish outdoors, and so—well, such diggy weather.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Dig for what?” asked King; “buried treasure?”
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