Chapter 20 of Mary Lee is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Mary Lee is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I used to visit my mother's grave. Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad. But no--"Don't 'ee do it, my dear. Once in a way 'tis right enough may be. But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."
Chapter 20 of Mary Lee is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.”
death of a person
From this reading “I used to visit my mother's grave.”
plural of “graveyard” — a tract of land used for burials
From this reading “But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I used to visit my mother's grave.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “I used to visit my mother's grave.”
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 “But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no--"Don't 'ee do it, my dear.
dearly loved
From this reading But no--"Don't 'ee do it, my dear.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But no--"Don't 'ee do it, my dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But no--"Don't 'ee do it, my dear.
the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication
From this reading But no--"Don't 'ee do it, my dear.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."
the act of acquiring something
From this reading But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
death of a person
From this reading I used to visit my mother's grave.
plural of “graveyard” — a tract of land used for burials
From this reading But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I used to visit my mother's grave.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But no--"Don't 'ee do it, my dear.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I used to visit my mother's grave.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I used to visit my mother's grave.
not any; not one
From this reading But no--"Don't 'ee do it, my dear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."
on one occasion
From this reading Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I used to visit my mother's grave.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But don't 'ee be getting too fond of graveyards."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I used to visit my mother's grave.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I used to visit my mother's grave.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Once in a way 'tis right enough may be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any one not knowing my Grandmother might have thought she would be glad.
Chapter 20 of Mary Lee by Geoffrey Dennis holds 481 sentences, grouped into 97 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 20 holds 481 sentences of Mary Lee, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Mary Lee by Geoffrey Dennis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 481 sentences, grouped into 97 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 97 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 97 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
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