Chapter 10 of Dig Here! is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Dig Here! is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes there is,” I returned positively. “It’s where they kept the china duck.” Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed. “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur. “Don’t any of these windows open?”
Chapter 10 of Dig Here! is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading ““It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.”
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading ““It’s where they kept the china duck.””
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading ““It’s where they kept the china duck.””
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading ““It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.”
extremely
From this reading ““Yes there is,” I returned positively.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading ““Don’t any of these windows open?””
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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as might be expected
In this reading “Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Don’t any of these windows open?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading “It’s where they kept the china duck.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t any of these windows open?”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “It’s where they kept the china duck.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes there is,” I returned positively.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes there is,” I returned positively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s where they kept the china duck.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “It’s where they kept the china duck.”
weak and likely to lose consciousness
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Don’t any of these windows open?”
extremely
From this reading “Yes there is,” I returned positively.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Yes there is,” I returned positively.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s where they kept the china duck.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Yes there is,” I returned positively.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Don’t any of these windows open?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s where they kept the china duck.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
precisely as stated
From this reading “It’s very close in here,” I heard Miss Blossom murmur.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course they were all staring at me now as if they thought I had become light-headed.
in or at the place that
From this reading “It’s where they kept the china duck.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “Don’t any of these windows open?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes there is,” I returned positively.
Chapter 10 of Dig Here! by Gladys Allen holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 421 sentences of Dig Here!, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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