Chapter 27 of Dean Dunham is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Dean Dunham is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LONELY CABIN. Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced. "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening." "I hope it was of service to you, sir." "It was of essential service.
Chapter 27 of Dean Dunham is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “THE LONELY CABIN.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.”
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading “"It was of essential service.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “THE LONELY CABIN.”
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “"Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."”
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.
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In this reading “Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.”
In this reading “"It was of essential service.”
In this reading “THE LONELY CABIN.”
In this reading “"Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE LONELY CABIN.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading "It was of essential service.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "I hope it was of service to you, sir."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I hope it was of service to you, sir."
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
immediately past
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading THE LONELY CABIN.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading "I hope it was of service to you, sir."
term of address for a man
From this reading "I hope it was of service to you, sir."
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONELY CABIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
a message informing of danger
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
at the time that
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dean had left the breakfast-table the next morning, and was considering what would be the next stage of his journey when Dr. Thorp was announced.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Dunham," he said, "I have come to thank you for your warning of last evening."
Chapter 27 of Dean Dunham by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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