Chapter 13 of Marjorie's Busy Days is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Marjorie's Busy Days is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FAIR EXCHANGE? Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage. "Come along, girlies!" she cried. "Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall." "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
Chapter 13 of Marjorie's Busy Days is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading “"The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.”
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “A FAIR EXCHANGE?”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “"Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall."”
a person who is markedly small
From this reading “"The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “"Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall."”
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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 FAIR EXCHANGE?
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along, girlies!" she cried.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
in a state of sleep
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading "Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along, girlies!" she cried.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Come along, girlies!" she cried.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading A FAIR EXCHANGE?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A FAIR EXCHANGE?
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come along, girlies!" she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall."
and nothing more
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
a person who is markedly small
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
above and across; more than
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The baby's asleep, Mother," said Midget, as she and Gladys brought the carriage over the door-sill.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come along, girlies!" she cried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading "Marjorie, wheel the carriage right into the hall."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Maynard opened the front door just as the children approached with the baby-carriage.
Chapter 13 of Marjorie's Busy Days by Carolyn Wells holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 13 holds 260 sentences of Marjorie's Busy Days, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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