Chapter 3 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!" "Well, Mary dear?" "Oh, Mammy, it isn't well! It isn't a bit well; it's just horrid! I don't like her a bit, and I never shall like her, I know."
Chapter 3 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “It isn't a bit well; it's just horrid!”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Well, Mary dear?"”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “It isn't a bit well; it's just horrid!”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"”
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I don't like her a bit, and I never shall like her, I know."”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"”
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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 It isn't a bit well; it's just horrid!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don't like her a bit, and I never shall like her, I know."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It isn't a bit well; it's just horrid!
dearly loved
From this reading "Well, Mary dear?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't like her a bit, and I never shall like her, I know."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"
exceedingly bad
From this reading It isn't a bit well; it's just horrid!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, it isn't well!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, it isn't well!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn't a bit well; it's just horrid!
and nothing more
From this reading It isn't a bit well; it's just horrid!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't like her a bit, and I never shall like her, I know."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I don't like her a bit, and I never shall like her, I know."
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Well, Mary dear?"
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I don't like her a bit, and I never shall like her, I know."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mammy, it isn't well!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I don't like her a bit, and I never shall like her, I know."
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading MARY'S VIEW "Mammy, I have seen her!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Mary dear?"
Chapter 3 of Quicksilver Sue by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 3 holds 219 sentences of Quicksilver Sue, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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