Chapter 22 of Dick Chester is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Dick Chester is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed. Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes. She was certainly unhappy. But why? Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
Chapter 22 of Dick Chester is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading “DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.”
inflected form of “frolic” — play boisterously
From this reading “Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?”
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading “Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.”
in a restless manner
From this reading “DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.”
on a floor above
From this reading “DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.”
In this reading “Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?”
In this reading “Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
for the reason that
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading She was certainly unhappy.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
someone who is a detective
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
possessive form of “dick” — someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
inflected form of “frolic” — play boisterously
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
in a restless manner
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was certainly unhappy.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
lacking understanding
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading She was certainly unhappy.
on a floor above
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
precisely as stated
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Was it because, for a whole day, she had missed that frolicking Dick?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorry lay on the broad step in the window-place, watching her with pathetic, uncomprehending eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading DICK'S RETURN The Lady Dorothy Byng was in her chamber upstairs, pacing the floor, with bent head, restlessly, and very pale indeed.
Chapter 22 of Dick Chester by G. I. (Grace Isabelle) Whitham holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 22 holds 177 sentences of Dick Chester, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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