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My Queen — Marion Marlowe's True Heart; or, How a Daughter
My Queen — Marion Marlowe's True Heart; or, How a Daughter

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of My Queen — Marion Marlowe's True Heart; or, How a Daughter is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MARION’S FIRST PROPOSAL.
It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.
With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.
“I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.
“I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.
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My Queen — Marion Marlowe's True Heart; or, How a Daughter

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of My Queen — Marion Marlowe's True Heart; or, How a Daughter is here in full — 346 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MARION’S FIRST PROPOSAL.
Line 2
It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.
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With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.
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“I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.
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“I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.

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.

disappearing noun US /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/

the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

From this reading “With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.”

nursing noun US /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/

the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

From this reading ““I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.”

proposal noun US /prəˈpoʊzəl/

something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

From this reading “MARION’S FIRST PROPOSAL.”

restored verb US /rɪˈstɔːrd/

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading “With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.”

senses noun US /ˈsensɪz/

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading “It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.”

trace noun US /treɪs/

a just detectable amount

From this reading “With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.”

transferred verb US /trænˈsfɜːrd/

inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

From this reading “It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.”

unbounded adjective US /ənˈbaʊndɪd/

seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

From this reading “With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.”

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.

several days adjective + noun

In this reading “It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.”

go back verb + particle

belong to an earlier time

In this reading ““I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

delightverbUS /dɪˈlaɪt/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

disappearingnounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrɪŋ/

the act of leaving secretly or without explanation

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.

fevernounUS /ˈfiːvər/

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading MARION’S FIRST PROPOSAL.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

From this reading “I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

I'll

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

From this reading “I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading “I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.

Marion

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

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

MARION'S

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

From this reading MARION’S FIRST PROPOSAL.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

nursingnounUS /ˈnɜːrsɪŋ/

the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

From this reading “I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.

PROPOSALnounUS /prəˈpoʊzəl/

something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)

From this reading MARION’S FIRST PROPOSAL.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading “I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “I’ll never go back,” she said over and over.

Sallie

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

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

satisfactionnounUS /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/

the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

sensesnounUS /ˈsensɪz/

plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.

tew

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

From this reading “I’ll learn tew do nursing and stay right here, Marion.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

tracenounUS /treɪs/

a just detectable amount

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

transferredverbUS /trænˈsfɜːrd/

inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

unboundedadjectiveUS /ənˈbaʊndɪd/

seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was several days before Sallie recovered her senses, but she had not been transferred, much to Marion’s satisfaction.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With the last disappearing trace of fever her reason was slowly restored, and her delight was unbounded when she found herself with Marion.

Chapter 14 of My Queen — Marion Marlowe's True Heart; or, How a Daughter by Lurana Sheldon holds 346 sentences, grouped into 70 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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