Chapter 13 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices. Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill. "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end. You have imposed upon us all. There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
Chapter 13 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “"You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.”
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading “"You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.”
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading “You have imposed upon us all.”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.”
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In this reading “As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.”
In this reading “As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.”
In this reading “"You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.”
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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 "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.
(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 You have imposed upon us all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
From this reading Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.
set forth authoritatively as obligatory
From this reading You have imposed upon us all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Abby Dunbar's tones reached her, high-pitched and shrill.
hard to endure
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You have imposed upon us all.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have imposed upon us all.
the act of using
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As she drew near Margaret's room, she caught the sound of excited voices.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is no use trying to carry it off with such a high hand!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have been a fraud, nothing but a fraud, from beginning to end.
Chapter 13 of Dolly's College Experiences by Mabel Cronise Jones holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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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