Chapter 35 of The Imaginary Marriage is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Imaginary Marriage is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?” Helen asked. “Why isn’t Johnny here to-day, Joan?” “I do not know,” Joan said. She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
Chapter 35 of The Imaginary Marriage is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Helen asked.”
strike against forcefully
From this reading ““WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?””
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Helen asked.”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading ““Why isn’t Johnny here to-day, Joan?””
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading ““WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?””
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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 She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Helen asked.
strike against forcefully
From this reading “WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?”
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From this reading “WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not know,” Joan said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen asked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Why isn’t Johnny here to-day, Joan?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not know,” Joan said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why isn’t Johnny here to-day, Joan?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why isn’t Johnny here to-day, Joan?”
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading “Why isn’t Johnny here to-day, Joan?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I do not know,” Joan said.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not know,” Joan said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I do not know,” Joan said.
only a very short time before
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had scarcely given a thought to Johnny Everard that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why isn’t Johnny here to-day, Joan?”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “WALLS WE CANNOT BATTER DOWN” “Why?”
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