Chapter XXIV of Doris Force at Locked Gates, “Face to Face,” is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of Doris Force at Locked Gates, “Face to Face,” is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor. You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!” “Doris!” Iris remonstrated. “She’s lost her mind!”
Chapter XXIV of Doris Force at Locked Gates, “Face to Face,” is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!””
in addition
From this reading ““I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.”
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading ““I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.”
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading “Iris remonstrated.”
inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal
From this reading “You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!””
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading “You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!””
deprive of by deceit
From this reading “You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!””
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading ““I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.”
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 ““I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
in addition
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She’s lost her mind!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
in an indignant manner
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading Iris remonstrated.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “She’s lost her mind!”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “She’s lost her mind!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
inflected form of “plot” — plan secretly, usually something illegal
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
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From this reading Iris remonstrated.
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From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s lost her mind!”
express in speech
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
deprive of by deceit
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You are plotting with Henry and Cora Sully to swindle these people—out of everything!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I speak the truth,” Doris insisted indignantly, “and furthermore, Ronald Trent, I am convinced that you are nothing but an impostor.
Chapter 24 of Doris Force at Locked Gates by Julia K. Duncan holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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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