Chapter 5 of Dig Here! is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dig Here! is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over. “You don’t say. Much obliged, I’m sure.” “Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently. “Thought you would.
Chapter 5 of Dig Here! is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ““Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.”
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading ““Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently.”
dearly loved
From this reading ““Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading ““Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Much obliged, I’m sure.””
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ““Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Much obliged, I’m sure.””
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading ““Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.”
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 “Much obliged, I’m sure.””
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.
in a self-satisfied manner
From this reading “Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently.
dearly loved
From this reading “Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t say.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Much obliged, I’m sure.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Much obliged, I’m sure.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Much obliged, I’m sure.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Glad you like it,” returned Hamish complacently.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.
express in words
From this reading “You don’t say.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Much obliged, I’m sure.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Thought you would.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Dear me,” said Aunt Cal, turning it over.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Thought you would.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t say.
Chapter 5 of Dig Here! by Gladys Allen holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 5 holds 428 sentences of Dig Here!, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Dig Here! by Gladys Allen exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
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