Chapter 11 of Miss Marjoribanks is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Miss Marjoribanks is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley. "I was confounded by what I saw. Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself. I understand your alarm. I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
Chapter 11 of Miss Marjoribanks is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “I understand your alarm.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.”
terminate
From this reading “I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"I was confounded by what I saw.”
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.”
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading “I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “"I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
to cause to separate and go in different directions
In this reading “I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading I understand your alarm.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.
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From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.
terminate
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I was confounded by what I saw.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading "I was confounded by what I saw.
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
the act of departing
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
engage in
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Good heavens! it is not possible I can deceive myself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I was confounded by what I saw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I understand your alarm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I am not going to make a disturbance and break up your party.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was confounded by what I saw.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I was confounded by what I saw.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said Mr Beverley.
Chapter 11 of Miss Marjoribanks by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Miss Marjoribanks, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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