Chapter 35 of Mary Minds Her Business is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Mary Minds Her Business is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's. "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house. At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon. Hutchins told him what Mary had said. "All right," he said.
Chapter 35 of Mary Minds Her Business is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.”
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.”
United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)
From this reading “"If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.”
according to the clock
From this reading “At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.”
On the present night.
From this reading “"If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
(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 "All right," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
being one more than seven
From this reading At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
destroyed or killed
From this reading At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right," he said.
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hutchins told him what Mary had said.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
United States educator who was president of the University of Chicago (1899-1977)
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
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 "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
according to the clock
From this reading At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Hutchins told him what Mary had said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At eight o'clock Mary had gone to Helen's.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
On the present night.
From this reading "If I'm not back at ten, I sha'n't be home tonight," she had told Hutchins as she left the house.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hutchins told him what Mary had said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At half past eight Archey called, full of the topic which had been started that afternoon.
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