Chapter 11 of Mary's Rainbow is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Mary's Rainbow is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WEDNESDAY. "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning. "Not ever, ever at all," echoed Beth. "No, indeed! Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
Chapter 11 of Mary's Rainbow is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any person at all
From this reading “Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."”
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading “"Not ever, ever at all," echoed Beth.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Not ever, ever at all," echoed Beth.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.”
the present time or age
From this reading “"Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “WEDNESDAY.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “"Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “"Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.”
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.
(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 "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
any person at all
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading "Not ever, ever at all," echoed Beth.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Not ever, ever at all," echoed Beth.
at any time
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "No, indeed!
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
and nothing more
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, indeed!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
the present time or age
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading WEDNESDAY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just let me hear that anyone has tried to find out what our surprise is."
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "Nennybody mustn't look out the windows into the yard today, not ever, ever at all," insisted Berta at the breakfast table next morning.
Chapter 11 of Mary's Rainbow by Clementia holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 11 holds 108 sentences of Mary's Rainbow, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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