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Chapter III
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CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia. “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!” She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope. “It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder. “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
Chapter 3 of Dorothy Dale to the rescue is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder.”
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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 “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
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From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
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From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
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From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
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From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
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From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
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From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
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From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
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From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder.
not any; not one
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
above and across; more than
From this reading “It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is from Ned,” she cried, as Tavia looked over her shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CALLED HOME “Let me do it, Doro,” cried Tavia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She held out her hand for the telegram, but for answer Dorothy quickly tore open the envelope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He says Joe has not been found and there has been no word from him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It won’t do any good for you to sit there trembling like a leaf!”
