Chapter 8 of Mary Marie is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Mary Marie is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON. _Four days later_. Well, here I am again in Boston. Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before. And I was glad to see them.
Chapter 8 of Mary Marie is here in full — 587 sentences across 118 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 “WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.”
every person
From this reading “Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.”
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anew
From this reading Well, here I am again in Boston.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, here I am again in Boston.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading _Four days later_.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
every person
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _Four days later_.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Well, here I am again in Boston.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, here I am again in Boston.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Well, here I am again in Boston.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.
and nothing more
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading _Four days later_.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And I was glad to see them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mother and the rest met me at the station, and everybody seemed glad to see me, just as they did before.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I was glad to see them.
(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, here I am again in Boston.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH IS THE REAL LOVE STORY BOSTON.
Chapter 8 of Mary Marie by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 587 sentences, grouped into 118 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 8 holds 587 sentences of Mary Marie, unabridged, divided into 118 reading sections.
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