Chapter 3 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming. All of her own dainty trifles were back in place. Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished. Dolly felt a sudden moisture in her eyes. The poor girl!
Chapter 3 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delicately beautiful
From this reading “All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.”
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading “Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Dolly felt a sudden moisture in her eyes.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.”
wetness caused by water
From this reading “Dolly felt a sudden moisture in her eyes.”
causing disapproval or protest
From this reading “Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.”
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.”
an indication that something has been present
From this reading “Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.”
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 “The poor girl!”
look about oneself
In this reading “She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.”
make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally
In this reading “She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.”
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 She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
(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 All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.
delicately beautiful
From this reading All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.
plural of “decoration” — something used to beautify
From this reading Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Dolly felt a sudden moisture in her eyes.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Dolly felt a sudden moisture in her eyes.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
a young female
From this reading The poor girl!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
engage in
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
wetness caused by water
From this reading Dolly felt a sudden moisture in her eyes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
causing disapproval or protest
From this reading Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor girl!
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Dolly felt a sudden moisture in her eyes.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.
having passed out of existence
From this reading Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.
an indication that something has been present
From this reading Every vestige of the obnoxious red decorations had vanished.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All of her own dainty trifles were back in place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked around with a gasp of surprise, and then rubbed her eyes to make sure she was not dreaming.
Chapter 3 of Dolly's College Experiences by Mabel Cronise Jones holds 179 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.
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