Chapter XII of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, “A Guess,” is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, “A Guess,” is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia. “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.” “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed. “He headed West——” “Exactly! And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
Chapter XII of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, “A Guess,” 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
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.
travel across or pass over
From this reading ““Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading ““Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.””
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““He headed West——” “Exactly!”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading ““Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading “And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.””
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading ““Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.””
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading ““Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.”
an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
From this reading “And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.””
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.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
In this reading ““Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.””
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 “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “He headed West——” “Exactly!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He headed West——” “Exactly!
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
go across or through
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
with speed
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
successive (without a break)
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
express in words
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Cross my heart and hope to die,” said Tavia.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “He headed West——” “Exactly!
an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S.
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Well, I have a very good suspicion which way Joe headed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Tell me quickly ere I pass away with suspense.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And straight for the ranch of one young Westerner called Garry Knapp.”
Chapter 12 of Dorothy Dale to the rescue by Margaret Penrose 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.
Chapter 12 holds 86 sentences of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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