Chapter 6 of Dolly Reforming Herself is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dolly Reforming Herself is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine. _Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine. It's a wonderful restorative. I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all. We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
Chapter 6 of Dolly Reforming Herself is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unvarying in nature
From this reading “_Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.”
projecting inward
From this reading “I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.”
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
push for something
From this reading “_Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.”
a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
From this reading “It's a wonderful restorative.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “_Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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's a wonderful restorative.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
(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 I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
unvarying in nature
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
projecting inward
From this reading I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine.
and nothing more
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
immediately past
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.
United States screenwriter and filmmaker (born in 1944)
From this reading _Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading _Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
push for something
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
To recall to mind.
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
a medicine that strengthens and invigorates
From this reading It's a wonderful restorative.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I'm intruding---- [_Looking round._ _Pilcher._ Not at all.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading _Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
make an effort or attempt
From this reading _Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine.
the act of using
From this reading _Prof._ If I might recommend the constant use of Pableine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Lucas._ Oh, thanks, it's quite well---- _Prof._ Try Pableine.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It's a wonderful restorative.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
an affirmative
From this reading We were just about to settle the question Mr. Barron raised last New Year's day---- _Prof._ Oh, yes; I remember!
Chapter 6 of Dolly Reforming Herself by Henry Arthur Jones holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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