Chapter 8 of Dig Here! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dig Here! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?” “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?” “I’m sure of it. It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?” “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
Chapter 8 of Dig Here! is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?””
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading ““Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?””
the first light of day
From this reading ““Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?””
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading ““Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?””
the act of consuming food
From this reading ““Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?””
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading ““Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?””
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading ““But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?””
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading ““Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?””
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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 ““Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?””
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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 It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
the first light of day
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
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From this reading “I’m sure of it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m sure of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
and nothing more
From this reading “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m sure of it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
express in words
From this reading “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I’m sure of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
a special situation
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But didn’t she say he was just a rotter anyway?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” I said, light beginning to dawn, “you think that is what’s eating Aunt Cal?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It isn’t the house, it’s the thought that he would do such a thing—don’t you see?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you remember what Captain Trout hinted to us, that some people thought Carter had destroyed his father’s will?”
Chapter 8 of Dig Here! by Gladys Allen holds 430 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 8 holds 430 sentences of Dig Here!, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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