Chapter 6 of This marrying is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of This marrying is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next day was Sunday. Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda. She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news. There was just about as big a storm as she had expected. Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
Chapter 6 of This marrying is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.”
marked by extreme anger
From this reading “Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.”
unit of solar radiation
From this reading “Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.”
the event of something appearing again
From this reading “Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.”
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In this reading “The next day was Sunday.”
In this reading “Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.”
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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 There was just about as big a storm as she had expected.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was just about as big a storm as she had expected.
later than; following
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was just about as big a storm as she had expected.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day was Sunday.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.
marked by extreme anger
From this reading Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading There was just about as big a storm as she had expected.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was just about as big a storm as she had expected.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
and nothing more
From this reading There was just about as big a storm as she had expected.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
unit of solar radiation
From this reading Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day was Sunday.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
the event of something appearing again
From this reading Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading There was just about as big a storm as she had expected.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The next day was Sunday.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She was neither surprised nor disappointed at Maud’s reception of the news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day was Sunday.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was just about as big a storm as she had expected.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Horatia told Maud her news after dinner as they sat on Maud’s comfortable veranda.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was Sunday.
the act of harassing someone
From this reading Maud, having laid the worrying ghost of Langley, was enraged at its reappearance.
Chapter 6 of This marrying by Margaret Culkin Banning holds 289 sentences, grouped into 58 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 6 holds 289 sentences of This marrying, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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