Chapter 30 of Dean Dunham is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Dean Dunham is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE. Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently. "Time to get up?" he asked drowsily. "Yes, it's time to get up," answered a rough voice. Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
Chapter 30 of Dean Dunham is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.”
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading “Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.”
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “"Yes, it's time to get up," answered a rough voice.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.”
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In this reading “Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.”
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
In this reading “Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.”
In this reading “"Yes, it's time to get up," answered a rough voice.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “"Time to get up?" he asked drowsily.”
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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 DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, it's time to get up," answered a rough voice.
aroused to action
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Time to get up?" he asked drowsily.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
in a drowsy manner
From this reading "Time to get up?" he asked drowsily.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Time to get up?" he asked drowsily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
an opening into or through something
From this reading DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEAN FINDS HIMSELF IN A HOLE.
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From this reading "Yes, it's time to get up," answered a rough voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
above and across; more than
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading "Yes, it's time to get up," answered a rough voice.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time to get up?" he asked drowsily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Time to get up?" he asked drowsily.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Yes, it's time to get up," answered a rough voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
at the time that
From this reading Dean seemed to himself to have slept not more than an hour, though in reality several hours passed, when he was aroused by being shaken not over gently.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Now he opened his eyes wide, and he saw Kirby looking down on him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it's time to get up," answered a rough voice.
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