Chapter 9 of Mary Jane Married: Tales of a Village Inn is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Mary Jane Married: Tales of a Village Inn is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_OLD GAFFER GABBITAS._ It’s got about. I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories. He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it. “What book?” I said, going very red.
Chapter 9 of Mary Jane Married: Tales of a Village Inn is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.”
come to pass
From this reading “I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “I said, going very red.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.”
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
From this reading “I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.”
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 “I said, going very red.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _OLD GAFFER GABBITAS._ It’s got about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _OLD GAFFER GABBITAS._ It’s got about.
an elderly man
From this reading _OLD GAFFER GABBITAS._ It’s got about.
the act of departing
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading _OLD GAFFER GABBITAS._ It’s got about.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
come to pass
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _OLD GAFFER GABBITAS._ It’s got about.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _OLD GAFFER GABBITAS._ It’s got about.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading I said, going very red.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, going very red.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
precisely as stated
From this reading I said, going very red.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He told me the other evening that he was going to buy my book, and he hoped I’d write my name in it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What book?”
United States civil rights leader (1901-1981)
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
produce a literary work
From this reading I wouldn’t have had it happen for the world; but Mr. Wilkins has got to know that I write stories.
Chapter 9 of Mary Jane Married: Tales of a Village Inn by George R. (George Robert) Sims holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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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