Chapter XXVIII of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, “A Voice in the Mountain,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXVIII of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, “A Voice in the Mountain,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth. “Hush, Doro! Are you mad?” she whispered fiercely. “There is something queer going on here. You must not let any one hear you.”
Chapter XXVIII of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, “A Voice in the Mountain,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 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.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.”
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading “Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading ““Hush, Doro!”
roused to anger
From this reading “Are you mad?” she whispered fiercely.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading “Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““There is something queer going on here.”
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 “Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.”
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 Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You must not let any one hear you.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you mad?” she whispered fiercely.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hush, Doro!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
the act of departing
From this reading “There is something queer going on here.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You must not let any one hear you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There is something queer going on here.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “Hush, Doro!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is something queer going on here.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You must not let any one hear you.”
roused to anger
From this reading Are you mad?” she whispered fiercely.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must not let any one hear you.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must not let any one hear you.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There is something queer going on here.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You must not let any one hear you.”
inflected form of “overtake” — catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “There is something queer going on here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are you mad?” she whispered fiercely.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something queer going on here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is something queer going on here.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Tavia overtook Dorothy, grasped her fiercely by the arm and clapped a frantic hand upon her mouth.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Are you mad?” she whispered fiercely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you mad?” she whispered fiercely.
Chapter 28 of Dorothy Dale to the rescue by Margaret Penrose holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 28 holds 106 sentences of Dorothy Dale to the rescue, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Dorothy Dale to the rescue by Margaret Penrose exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 22 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 22 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 28 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.
Common questions about reading Dorothy Dale to the rescue by Margaret Penrose on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3345 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #72644 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #72644, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 278 minutes of reading across 669 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Dorothy Dale to the rescue section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 30 chapters of Dorothy Dale to the rescue to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dorothy Dale to the rescue, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
