Chapter 3 of Mary Cary: "Frequently Martha" is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mary Cary: "Frequently Martha" is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Bray was scared to death. She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it. Miss Bray is a church Christian. You couldn't make her miss going to church. She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.
Chapter 3 of Mary Cary: "Frequently Martha" is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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braying characteristic of donkeys
From this reading “Miss Bray was scared to death.”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “Miss Bray is a church Christian.”
plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
From this reading “She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.”
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading “She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.”
made afraid
From this reading “Miss Bray was scared to death.”
have in common
From this reading “She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.”
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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 Miss Bray is a church Christian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.
braying characteristic of donkeys
From this reading Miss Bray was scared to death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading Miss Bray is a church Christian.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Miss Bray is a church Christian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn't make her miss going to church.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Miss Bray was scared to death.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
plural of “excuse” — a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
the act of departing
From this reading You couldn't make her miss going to church.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You couldn't make her miss going to church.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Bray is a church Christian.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
engage in
From this reading You couldn't make her miss going to church.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Bray was scared to death.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
made afraid
From this reading Miss Bray was scared to death.
have in common
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She didn't offer to share the nursing, but she made excuses a-plenty for not doing it.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading She thinks she'd have bad luck if she did.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Bray was scared to death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Bray was scared to death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You couldn't make her miss going to church.
Chapter 3 of Mary Cary: "Frequently Martha" by Kate Langley Bosher holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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.
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