Chapter 16 of Dorothy is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dorothy is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GOOD SAMARITAN "Never! Never! I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast. "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again. But I'm not afraid.
Chapter 16 of Dorothy is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “But I'm not afraid.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.”
possessing life
From this reading “"Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “"Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.”
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading “A GOOD SAMARITAN "Never!”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.”
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'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN "Never!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But I'm not afraid.
anew
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
possessing life
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm not afraid.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN "Never!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I'm not afraid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN "Never!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I'm not afraid.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
on the contrary
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
From this reading A GOOD SAMARITAN "Never!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dead or alive that man shall never get me in his power again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading I'd rather die right here in the woods!" cried Dorothy, aghast.
Chapter 16 of Dorothy by Evelyn Raymond holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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 16 holds 270 sentences of Dorothy, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Dorothy by Evelyn Raymond exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 270 sentences, grouped into 54 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 54 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 54 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 293 minutes of reading across 705 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Dorothy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Dorothy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
