Chapter 2 of Mary-'Gusta is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mary-'Gusta is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are. Sit down and make yourselves comfortable. I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you. Sit down.” Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
Chapter 2 of Mary-'Gusta is here in full — 342 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Sit down and make yourselves comfortable.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.”
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading “Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ““And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.”
possessive form of “judge” — a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
From this reading “Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “Sit down and make yourselves comfortable.”
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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 I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
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From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Sit down and make yourselves comfortable.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sit down and make yourselves comfortable.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
possessive form of “judge” — a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
engage in
From this reading Sit down and make yourselves comfortable.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
express in words
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
be seated
From this reading Sit down and make yourselves comfortable.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And now, gentlemen,” said Judge Baxter, “here we are.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Gould and Mr. Hamilton were in the Judge's library at his home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall have a good deal to say and I expect to surprise you.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading Sit down and make yourselves comfortable.
Chapter 2 of Mary-'Gusta by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 342 sentences, grouped into 69 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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