Chapter 8 of Three Margarets is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Three Margarets is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CUBA LIBRE. "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!" "But, Rita, my dear, how _can_ you know?" "Look at me; listen to me! Have you your senses?"
Chapter 8 of Three Margarets is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading “CUBA LIBRE.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"But, Rita, my dear, how _can_ you know?"”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"But, Rita, my dear, how _can_ you know?"”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Look at me; listen to me!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “"Look at me; listen to me!”
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading “"But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “Have you your senses?"”
express in words
From this reading “"But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at me; listen to me!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But, Rita, my dear, how _can_ you know?"
a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba
From this reading CUBA LIBRE.
dearly loved
From this reading "But, Rita, my dear, how _can_ you know?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you your senses?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, Rita, my dear, how _can_ you know?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CUBA LIBRE.
hear with intention
From this reading "Look at me; listen to me!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look at me; listen to me!
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Look at me; listen to me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But, Rita, my dear, how _can_ you know?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, Rita, my dear, how _can_ you know?"
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Have you your senses?"
express in words
From this reading "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Look at me; listen to me!
at the time that
From this reading "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, Marguerite, when I tell you that I _know_!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you your senses?"
Chapter 8 of Three Margarets by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 8 holds 158 sentences of Three Margarets, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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