Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Mostly Mary is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SEVERE TEST. "Italy, Mother! Father must go to Italy? Where is that?" It was Saturday morning.
Mostly Mary
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Mostly Mary is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A
SEVERE
TEST.
"Italy,
Mother!
Father
must
go
to
Italy?
Where
is
that?"
It
was
Saturday
morning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Mostly Mary
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Mostly Mary is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
A
SEVERE
TEST.
/ə səˈvɪr test/
Line 2
"Italy,
Mother!
/ˈɪtəli ˈmʌðər/
Line 3
Father
must
go
to
Italy?
/ˈfɑːðər mʌst ɡoʊ tuː ˈɪtəli/
Line 4
Where
is
that?"
/wer ɪz ðæt/
Line 5
It
was
Saturday
morning.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈsætərdi ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
Learner Dictionary
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.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father must go to Italy?”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “"Italy, Mother!”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It was Saturday morning.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"Italy, Mother!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Father must go to Italy?”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “It was Saturday morning.”
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “A SEVERE TEST.”
test
noun
US /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “A SEVERE TEST.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
SEVERE TEST
adjective + noun
In this reading “A SEVERE TEST.”
All words in this reading · 16
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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 A SEVERE TEST.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father must go to Italy?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Father must go to Italy?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is that?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Saturday morning.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading "Italy, Mother!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was Saturday morning.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Italy, Mother!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Father must go to Italy?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was Saturday morning.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading A SEVERE TEST.
TESTnounUS /test/
trying something to find out about it
From this reading A SEVERE TEST.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where is that?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father must go to Italy?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Saturday morning.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is that?"
Chapter 10 of Mostly Mary by Clementia holds 110 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.
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Chapter 10 holds 110 sentences of Mostly Mary, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in Mostly Mary
Words and structures a reader meets early in Mostly Mary, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Author
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