Chapter 9 of Dorothy Dale's engagement is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dorothy Dale's engagement is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought. They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily. And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest. “But he isn’t here!” Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.
Chapter 9 of Dorothy Dale's engagement is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading “They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.”
a midday meal
From this reading “And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.”
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 exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.”
In this reading “THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.”
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forsake, leave behind
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But he isn’t here!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “But he isn’t here!”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But he isn’t here!”
a midday meal
From this reading And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.
the middle of the day
From this reading Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest.
a building where people go to eat
From this reading Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
do one's shopping
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And they returned to the hotel for luncheon and for rest.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THEY SEE GARRY’S BACK The following day Dorothy was her old cheerful self—or so Tavia thought.
at the time that
From this reading Tavia exclaimed, when they entered the big restaurant for the midday meal.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They did not shop with such abandon, but took matters more easily.
Chapter 9 of Dorothy Dale's engagement by Margaret Penrose holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 9 holds 95 sentences of Dorothy Dale's engagement, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Dorothy Dale's engagement by Margaret Penrose exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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