Chapter 26 of Mary-'Gusta is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Mary-'Gusta is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret. He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together. Business was still good, but the rush was over. The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed. The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
Chapter 26 of Mary-'Gusta is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.”
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading “The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.”
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.”
possessive form of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Business was still good, but the rush was over.”
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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 It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Business was still good, but the rush was over.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Business was still good, but the rush was over.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
the act of closing something
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Business was still good, but the rush was over.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
the middle part of September
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
above and across; more than
From this reading Business was still good, but the rush was over.
possessive form of “partner” — a person's partner in marriage
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
move hurridly
From this reading Business was still good, but the rush was over.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
not in physical motion
From this reading Business was still good, but the rush was over.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The summer cottages were closing and most of the Cape hotels had already closed.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until a day in mid-September that Captain Shadrach learned his partner's secret.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The For'ard Lookout had taken down its sign at the end of the previous week.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and Zoeth and Mary were at the store together.
Chapter 26 of Mary-'Gusta by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 346 sentences, grouped into 70 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 26 holds 346 sentences of Mary-'Gusta, unabridged, divided into 70 reading sections.
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