Chapter 4 of Mary Marie is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Mary Marie is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN I AM MARIE BOSTON. Yes, I'm here. I've been here a week. But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word. I've been so busy just being here.
Chapter 4 of Mary Marie is here in full — 483 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “WHEN I AM MARIE BOSTON.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “I've been so busy just being here.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I've been here a week.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I'm here.”
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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 I've been here a week.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading WHEN I AM MARIE BOSTON.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been here a week.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I've been so busy just being here.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading WHEN I AM MARIE BOSTON.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading I've been so busy just being here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Yes, I'm here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN I AM MARIE BOSTON.
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From this reading Yes, I'm here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been here a week.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
and nothing more
From this reading I've been so busy just being here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN I AM MARIE BOSTON.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I've been so busy just being here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I've been here a week.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN I AM MARIE BOSTON.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
produce a literary work
From this reading But this is the first minute I've had a chance to write a word.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I'm here.
Chapter 4 of Mary Marie by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 483 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 4 holds 483 sentences of Mary Marie, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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