Chapter 14 of Mary's Rainbow is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Mary's Rainbow is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NAMING THE PETS. "Oh, dear! oh, dear! oh, _dear_! They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!" "Not ever, ever at all!" Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
Chapter 14 of Mary's Rainbow is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Oh, dear! oh, dear! oh, _dear_!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.”
the verbal act of naming
From this reading “NAMING THE PETS.”
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “NAMING THE PETS.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
(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 They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear! oh, dear! oh, _dear_!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
at any time
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
the act of departing
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
the verbal act of naming
From this reading NAMING THE PETS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear! oh, dear! oh, _dear_!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading NAMING THE PETS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
not in physical motion
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NAMING THE PETS.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They's sech a drefful many things to do, and I doesn't see how we's ever going to do all of them, not ever, ever at all!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mary and Wilhelmina stood still and looked at each other, then burst into a merry laugh.
Chapter 14 of Mary's Rainbow by Clementia holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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 14 holds 163 sentences of Mary's Rainbow, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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