Chapter 8 of Our Little Hungarian Cousin is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Our Little Hungarian Cousin is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself. The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her. Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying. "Marushka," the Baroness said. "Will you come with me and make a journey?
Chapter 8 of Our Little Hungarian Cousin is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading “The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.”
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.”
demanding attention
From this reading “Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.”
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a youthful female person
In this reading “Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.”
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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 MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
demanding attention
From this reading Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
a young female
From this reading Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
engage in
From this reading "Will you come with me and make a journey?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you come with me and make a journey?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Marushka," the Baroness said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.
only a very short time before
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she had called Marushka and the little girl saw that Aszszony Semeyer had been crying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARUSHKA MAKES A JOURNEY MARUSHKA was so excited that she scarce knew how to contain herself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you come with me and make a journey?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Baroness had come to see Aszszony Semeyer and had talked long with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you come with me and make a journey?
Chapter 8 of Our Little Hungarian Cousin by Mary F., -1930 Nixon-Roulet holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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 8 holds 150 sentences of Our Little Hungarian Cousin, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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