Chapter 7 of Mary Marie is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mary Marie is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN I AM NEITHER ONE ANDERSONVILLE. Well, I came last night. I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!" Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye. She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
Chapter 7 of Mary Marie is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.”
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading “She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"”
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(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 I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading WHEN I AM NEITHER ONE ANDERSONVILLE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN I AM NEITHER ONE ANDERSONVILLE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Well, I came last night.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
divisible by two
From this reading Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
a farewell remark
From this reading Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHEN I AM NEITHER ONE ANDERSONVILLE.
the place where two or more things come together
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
and nothing more
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
immediately past
From this reading Well, I came last night.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading WHEN I AM NEITHER ONE ANDERSONVILLE.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Well, I came last night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHEN I AM NEITHER ONE ANDERSONVILLE.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I came last night.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
at the time that
From this reading WHEN I AM NEITHER ONE ANDERSONVILLE.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, Mother even _called_ me Mary when she said good-bye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She came to the junction with me just as she had before, and put me on the other train.
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From this reading I had on the brown suit and the sensible hat, and every turn of the wheels all day had been singing: "Mary, Mary, now you're Mary!"
Chapter 7 of Mary Marie by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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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