Chapter 28 of Dorothy Dale's engagement is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Dorothy Dale's engagement is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap. The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard. For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East. Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked. New York City was reported snowbound.
Chapter 28 of Dorothy Dale's engagement is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.”
closed to traffic
From this reading “Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked.”
plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading “THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.”
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.”
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading “THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.”
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading “THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.”
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading “THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.”
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading “New York City was reported snowbound.”
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 “For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.”
In this reading “THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.”
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 THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
closed to traffic
From this reading Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
plural of “castaway” — a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading New York City was reported snowbound.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked.
plural of “drift” — a force that moves something along
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York City was reported snowbound.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
above and across; more than
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading New York City was reported snowbound.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
confined or shut in by heavy snow
From this reading New York City was reported snowbound.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two days and nights the storm had raged all over the East.
in a way that was not expected
From this reading The snow had come quite unexpectedly and in the arms of a blizzard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading New York City was reported snowbound.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading Wires were down and many railroad trains were blocked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Drifts covered the fences and fitted every evergreen about The Cedars with a white cap.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York City was reported snowbound.
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