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Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl
Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.
The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.
Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.
Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.
The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.
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Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.
Line 2
The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.
/ðə triːz wɜːr dʒʌst bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ tuː ʃoʊ ɪn fʊl ˈfoʊlɪdʒ ənd ðə ɡræs hæd ðə ˈfreʃnəs ənd ˈfreɪɡrəns ðæt ˈoʊnli ðə ˈɜːrli ˈmɔːrnɪŋz ʌv sprɪŋ kæn ɡɪv tuː ɪt/
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Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.
Line 4
Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.
/ˈmeri liː hæd səˈdʒestɪd ðə naɪt bɪˈfɔːr ðæt ðeɪ duː ðɪs ənd ðə tuː ɡɜːrlz hæd ˈlɔɪəli bʌt ˈsliːpəli ˈkærid aʊt ðə plæn/
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The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

awakened adjective US /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading “Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.”

foliage noun US /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading “The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.”

fragrance noun US /ˈfreɪɡrəns/

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading “The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.”

freshness noun US /ˈfreʃnəs/

the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated

From this reading “The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.”

Lee noun US /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading “Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.”

loyally adverb US /ˈlɔɪəli/

with loyalty; in a loyal manner

From this reading “Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.”

mornings noun US /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/

plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading “The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.”

sleepily adverb US /ˈsliːpəli/

in a sleepy manner

From this reading “Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

early mornings adjective + noun counted as “early morning”

In this reading “The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.”

carried out verb + adjective counted as “carry out”

put in effect

In this reading “Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.”

two girls noun + noun counted as “two girl”

In this reading “Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.”

All words in this reading · 63

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

1917

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

Adirondack

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

awakenedadjectiveUS /əˈweɪkənd/

aroused or activated

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

BOUNDadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

CAMPnounUS /kæmp/

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

dressedadjectiveUS /drest/

dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

ExpressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

give expression to

From this reading The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

foliagenounUS /ˈfoʊlɪdʒ/

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

fragrancenounUS /ˈfreɪɡrəns/

a distinctive odor that is pleasant

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

freshnessnounUS /ˈfreʃnəs/

the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

grassverbUS /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

HopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

LeenounUS /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

Letty

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

loyallyadverbUS /ˈlɔɪəli/

with loyalty; in a loyal manner

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

MarynounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

morningsnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/

plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

MountverbUS /maʊnt/

attach to a support

From this reading The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/

according to the clock

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

planverbUS /plæn/

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

RuthnounUS /ruːθ/

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading Mary Lee, Letty and Ruth had awakened and dressed at four o'clock that morning.

sevennounUS /ˈsevən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The party bound for Mount Hope had left on the seven o'clock Adirondack Express, the night before.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

sleepilyadverbUS /ˈsliːpəli/

in a sleepy manner

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

SpringnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Mary Lee had suggested the night before that they do this and the two girls had loyally but sleepily carried out the plan.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The trees were just beginning to show in full foliage and the grass had the freshness and fragrance that only the early mornings of spring can give to it.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading BOUND FOR THE CAMP Spring was late in the year 1917.

Chapter 24 of Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl by Helen Hart holds 85 sentences, grouped into 17 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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Chapter 24 holds 85 sentences of Mary Lee the Red Cross Girl, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.

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