Chapter 20 of Delia Blanchflower is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Delia Blanchflower is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Take me home!--take me home quick! I want to talk to you. Not now--not here!" The car flew along. Mark barely looked at Delia.
Chapter 20 of Delia Blanchflower is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The car flew along.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Mark barely looked at Delia.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The car flew along.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “The car flew along.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “Mark barely looked at Delia.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “"Take me home!--take me home quick!”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I want to talk to you.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to talk to you.”
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The car flew along.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mark barely looked at Delia.
only a very short time before
From this reading Mark barely looked at Delia.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The car flew along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mark barely looked at Delia.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The car flew along.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Not now--not here!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Take me home!--take me home quick!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to talk to you.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mark barely looked at Delia.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Mark barely looked at Delia.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Take me home!--take me home quick!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not now--not here!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Not now--not here!"
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Take me home!--take me home quick!
carry out
From this reading "Take me home!--take me home quick!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I want to talk to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car flew along.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to talk to you.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to talk to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to talk to you.
Chapter 20 of Delia Blanchflower by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 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 20 holds 264 sentences of Delia Blanchflower, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Delia Blanchflower by Humphry, Mrs. Ward exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 264 sentences, grouped into 53 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 53 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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