Chapter 3 of Mary is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mary is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive. It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day. On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends. She was away for several days. And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
Chapter 3 of Mary is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.”
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 “On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.”
In this reading “She was away for several days.”
In this reading “It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.”
In this reading “And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.”
have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
In this reading “And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.”
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 It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was away for several days.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading She was away for several days.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was away for several days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading She was away for several days.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was away for several days.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
a special situation
From this reading And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the first thing she did on her return was to call on Alice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was so evident that Frans had made a strong impression to-day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alice was in the best of spirits during their drive.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the following morning Mary went off on a motor excursion with some American friends.
Chapter 3 of Mary by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 3 holds 395 sentences of Mary, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Mary by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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