Chapter 7 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary! Mary Hart! I want to speak to you. Are you alone?" "Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.
Chapter 7 of Quicksilver Sue is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Are you alone?"”
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “Mary Hart!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “"Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!”
garments that must be repaired
From this reading “"Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!”
express in speech
From this reading “I want to speak to you.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to speak to you.”
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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Having no one else present.
From this reading Are you alone?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you alone?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading Mary Hart!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to speak to you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!
garments that must be repaired
From this reading "Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.
express in speech
From this reading I want to speak to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to speak to you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to speak to you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MYSTERY, AND WHAT CAME OF IT "Mary!
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Mary, looking up from her mending.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to speak to you.
Chapter 7 of Quicksilver Sue by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 7 holds 205 sentences of Quicksilver Sue, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Quicksilver Sue by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 205 sentences, grouped into 41 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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