Chapter 12 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?" "Susan, sir." "All right. Then shut the door, Susan." "Good night, Susan," said Mrs. Marsden kindly.
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Then shut the door, Susan."”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “"Good night, Susan," said Mrs. Marsden kindly.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"”
for a short time
From this reading “"No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Then shut the door, Susan."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Susan, sir."”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"”
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.
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In this reading “Then shut the door, Susan."”
a conventional expression of farewell
In this reading “"Good night, Susan," said Mrs. Marsden kindly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "All right.
any thing at all
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then shut the door, Susan."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good night, Susan," said Mrs. Marsden kindly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "Good night, Susan," said Mrs. Marsden kindly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Good night, Susan," said Mrs. Marsden kindly.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Good night, Susan," said Mrs. Marsden kindly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
for a short time
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Then shut the door, Susan."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Susan, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Susan, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then shut the door, Susan."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then shut the door, Susan."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No," said Marsden shortly, "I don't want anything more--What's your name?"
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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