Chapter 16 of Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia. "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up." "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!" "Never mind. There must be some way of getting out of the woods.
Chapter 16 of Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made known or openly avowed
From this reading “WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “"But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"”
a course of conduct
From this reading “"So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.”
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading “WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “There must be some way of getting out of the woods.”
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In this reading “"But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."”
In this reading “There must be some way of getting out of the woods.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
made known or openly avowed
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
divisible by two
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be some way of getting out of the woods.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There must be some way of getting out of the woods.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There must be some way of getting out of the woods.
a course of conduct
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "But the others will not find us this way," sighed Dorothy, "and isn't it getting dark!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There must be some way of getting out of the woods.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be some way of getting out of the woods.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
the upper part of anything
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So let us keep right on, even though this is not the path we came up."
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
at the time that
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WHAT VIOLA DID "When we get to the top we will surely be able to see our way down," declared Tavia.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There must be some way of getting out of the woods.
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