Chapter 9 of Mary Marie is here in full — 628 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Mary Marie is here in full — 628 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH IS THE TEST ANDERSONVILLE. _Twelve years later_. _Twelve years_--yes. And I'm twenty-eight years old. Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
Chapter 9 of Mary Marie is here in full — 628 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/125 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
in the past
From this reading “Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “WHICH IS THE TEST ANDERSONVILLE.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
a late time of life
From this reading “_Twelve years later_.”
an affirmative
From this reading “_Twelve years_--yes.”
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.
in the past
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I'm twenty-eight years old.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHICH IS THE TEST ANDERSONVILLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I'm twenty-eight years old.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH IS THE TEST ANDERSONVILLE.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading _Twelve years later_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And I'm twenty-eight years old.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading WHICH IS THE TEST ANDERSONVILLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH IS THE TEST ANDERSONVILLE.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading _Twelve years later_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
From this reading And I'm twenty-eight years old.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH IS THE TEST ANDERSONVILLE.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Pretty old, little Mary Marie of the long ago would think.
a late time of life
From this reading _Twelve years later_.
an affirmative
From this reading _Twelve years_--yes.
Chapter 9 of Mary Marie by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter holds 628 sentences, grouped into 126 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 9 holds 628 sentences of Mary Marie, unabridged, divided into 126 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Mary Marie by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 628 sentences, grouped into 126 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 126 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 126 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.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Mary Marie by Eleanor H. (Eleanor Hodgman) Porter on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4585 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #11143 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #11143, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 382 minutes of reading across 917 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Mary Marie section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 9 chapters of Mary Marie to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mary Marie, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
