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Mostly Mary

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Mostly Mary is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE REAL MARY.
"Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.
Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.
His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.
She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mostly Mary

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Mostly Mary is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE REAL MARY.
/ðə riːl ˈmeri/
Line 2
"Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.
/pliːz tel ˈʌŋkəl tuː kʌm ʌp əˈɡen dʒʌst fɔːr ə ˈmɪnət ˈliːzə/
Line 3
Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.
Line 4
His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.
Line 5
She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

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.

chile noun US /ˈtʃɪli/

a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

From this reading “She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.”

dah noun US /dʌ/

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

From this reading “His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.”

dat noun US /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading “She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.”

dis noun US /dɪs/

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

From this reading “Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.”

Liza noun US /ˈliːzə/

similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region

From this reading “"Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.”

plumb verb US /plʌm/

measure the depth of something

From this reading “She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.”

rampage noun US /ˈræmpeɪdʒ/

violently angry and destructive behavior

From this reading “His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.”

yeah adverb US /jæ/

not only so, but

From this reading “She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

go back verb + particle

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.”

dis time noun + noun

In this reading “Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.”

for a minute preposition + article + noun counted as “for … minute”

In this reading “"Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.”

come up verb + adjective

bring forth, usually something desirable

In this reading “"Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

chilenounUS /ˈtʃɪli/

a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

coffeenounUS /ˈkɑːfi/

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

cookin

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From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

dahnounUS /dʌ/

the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

datnounUS /dæt/

a digital tape recording of sound

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

disnounUS /dɪs/

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

doan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

Don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

ebery

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

fonoun

an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

FrankadjectiveUS /fræŋk/

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

gemplum

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

gittin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

heah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

jes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

LizanounUS /ˈliːzə/

similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

MARYnounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading THE REAL MARY.

Massa

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

May-ree

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

mealnounUS /miːl/

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

minutenounUS /ˈmɪnət/

a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

nuff

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

nuffin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

ole

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

PleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

plumbverbUS /plʌm/

measure the depth of something

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

rampagenounUS /ˈræmpeɪdʒ/

violently angry and destructive behavior

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

REALadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading THE REAL MARY.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

sho

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

singleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡəl/

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

sottin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

Susie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

t'ought

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading His lunch am gittin' cold, sottin' dah on de table, an' ole Susie am on de rampage, sho' nuff.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE REAL MARY.

tiahed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

tol

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Please tell Uncle to come up again just for a minute, Liza.

wah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

wif

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

yeahadverbUS /jæ/

not only so, but

From this reading She jes' done tol' dis yeah chile dat she am plumb tiahed out cookin' fo' a gemplum what doan' eat nuffin but coffee, coffee, coffee, ebery single meal.

yo

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Don't let him go back to the office until----" "Why, Miss May-ree, I done t'ought Massa Frank wah up heah wif yo' all dis time.

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