Chapter VII of Doris Force at Locked Gates, “A Strange Reception,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter VII of Doris Force at Locked Gates, “A Strange Reception,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them. The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls. “Oh, I’m dreadfully sorry,” Doris apologized. “Wags isn’t really vicious. He was just playing.”
Chapter VII of Doris Force at Locked Gates, “A Strange Reception,” is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading ““Oh, I’m dreadfully sorry,” Doris apologized.”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.”
shining intensely
From this reading “The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.”
with reluctance
From this reading “Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading ““Wags isn’t really vicious.”
plural of “wag” — a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading “Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.”
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 ““Oh, I’m dreadfully sorry,” Doris apologized.”
In this reading “The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.”
In this reading “Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
with anger
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
past form of “apologize” — acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “Oh, I’m dreadfully sorry,” Doris apologized.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “Oh, I’m dreadfully sorry,” Doris apologized.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
shining intensely
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’m dreadfully sorry,” Doris apologized.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wags isn’t really vicious.
and nothing more
From this reading He was just playing.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I’m dreadfully sorry,” Doris apologized.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He was just playing.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Wags isn’t really vicious.
with reluctance
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
a result
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Oh, I’m dreadfully sorry,” Doris apologized.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Wags isn’t really vicious.
plural of “wag” — a witty amusing person who makes jokes
From this reading Frantically, Doris and Kitty called to Wags and in response to their commands he reluctantly returned to them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was just playing.”
which person or people
From this reading The man who had fallen scrambled to his feet, and stood glaring angrily at the girls.
Chapter 7 of Doris Force at Locked Gates by Julia K. Duncan holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
Chapter 7 holds 93 sentences of Doris Force at Locked Gates, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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