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Chapter VI
Chapter VI of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, “More Trouble,” is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her. It was not true! It could not be true! Joe never, never would do such a thing! Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
Chapter VI of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, “More Trouble,” is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 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 of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It could not be true!”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Joe never, never would do such a thing!”
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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 Joe never, never would do such a thing!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
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From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could not be true!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could not be true!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Joe never, never would do such a thing!
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From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
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From this reading Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not true!
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From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
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From this reading Joe never, never would do such a thing!
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From this reading Joe never, never would do such a thing!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not true!
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From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
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From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
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From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Joe never, never would do such a thing!
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From this reading Joe never, never would do such a thing!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dorothy started back as though Jack Popella had struck her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not true!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not true!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face turned very white and she trembled violently.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Joe never, never would do such a thing!
