Chapter X of The Warden of the Marches, “Gaining a Lover and Keeping a Friend,” is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter X of The Warden of the Marches, “Gaining a Lover and Keeping a Friend,” is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall. “You mean that we can’t ride? Why not?” “Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture! Because there’s a dust-storm coming on.
Chapter X of The Warden of the Marches, “Gaining a Lover and Keeping a Friend,” is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 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.
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading ““No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.”
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading ““No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ““No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading ““No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading ““No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ““Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!”
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
From this reading ““Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ““You mean that we can’t ride?”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Because there’s a dust-storm coming on.
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
for the reason that
From this reading Because there’s a dust-storm coming on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean that we can’t ride?
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Because there’s a dust-storm coming on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because there’s a dust-storm coming on.
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
and nothing more
From this reading “Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean that we can’t ride?
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
not any; not one
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Because there’s a dust-storm coming on.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
From this reading “Now you look just like the prehistoric lady in the picture!
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “You mean that we can’t ride?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You mean that we can’t ride?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because there’s a dust-storm coming on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No bathing to-day, Mab!” laughed Georgia, meeting Mabel in her riding-habit in the hall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You mean that we can’t ride?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean that we can’t ride?
Chapter 10 of The Warden of the Marches by Sydney C. Grier holds 298 sentences, grouped into 60 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 10 holds 298 sentences of The Warden of the Marches, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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