Chapter 4 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen. The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read: Miss Hamilton .
Chapter 4 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
From this reading “The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:”
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “Miss Hamilton .”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:”
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:”
move stealthily
From this reading “The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.”
plural of “teller” — United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading “The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.”
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In this reading “The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.”
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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 The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
let fall to the ground
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
plural of “freshman” — a first-year undergraduate
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading Miss Hamilton .
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
with relatively high volume
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Hamilton .
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
move stealthily
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
plural of “teller” — United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The faces of the tellers told nothing as they entered the room, carrying the little slip of paper that meant so much to these Freshmen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
during the time that
From this reading The chairman rapped loudly for order, and a pin could have been heard drop while the result was read:
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