Chapter 15 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment. Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway. Margaret did not need their assistance. Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension. Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
Chapter 15 of Dolly's College Experiences is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.”
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading “She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.”
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.”
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading “Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.”
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.”
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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In this reading “She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.”
temporarily
In this reading “She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.”
In this reading “Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.”
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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 steadily at her classmate for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
later than; following
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
(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 Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Margaret did not need their assistance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.
an acquaintance that you go to school with
From this reading She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Margaret did not need their assistance.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.
a young female
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.
be the source of pain
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret did not need their assistance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
a particular point in time
From this reading She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Margaret did not need their assistance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Margaret did not need their assistance.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.
draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
express in words
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading She looked steadily at her classmate for a moment.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Constance and Dolly had paused in the doorway.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Margaret did not need their assistance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Something in Margaret's tone made Abby recoil with a sudden, inexplicable apprehension.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, after all, what could that girl say to hurt her--Abby Dunbar?
Chapter 15 of Dolly's College Experiences by Mabel Cronise Jones holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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