Chapter 2 of Mary Jane's City Home is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mary Jane's City Home is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics. "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?" But the castles! Dear me! In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
Chapter 2 of Mary Jane's City Home is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “"But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “"She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.”
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “"But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"”
with passionate fervor
From this reading “"She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.”
plural of “picnic” — a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “"She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “"She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.”
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “"She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.”
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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 "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
dearly loved
From this reading Dear me!
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
with passionate fervor
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
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From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
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From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear me!
a form of address for a man
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
not any; not one
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
plural of “picnic” — a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading In the excitement of Mary Jane's tumble, no one had given a thought to the castles.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "She'll get dry then!" exclaimed Ed, so fervently that they all knew he had had many a hot face from working by the fire at previous picnics.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But how about your castles?" asked Mr. Holden, "weren't we to have an exhibit?"
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