Chapter 2 of The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(Married! Married!) “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is. Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four. I’m only twenty.”
Chapter 2 of The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without stop or interruption
From this reading ““But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “(Married!”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.”
being four more than twenty
From this reading “Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading ““But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.”
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
capital and largest city of Togo; located in the south on the Gulf of Guinea
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.
joined in matrimony
From this reading (Married!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
and nothing more
From this reading I’m only twenty.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading I’m only twenty.”
being four more than twenty
From this reading Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Her being married makes her seem young, but she’s really twenty-four.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “But, then,” Miss Lome continued, “I’m younger than she is.
Chapter 2 of The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary by Anne Warner holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 417 sentences of The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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