Chapter 8 of Dorothy Dale's Promise is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dorothy Dale's Promise is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room? And the key missing? Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?” Mrs. Pangborn had just arrived. She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
Chapter 8 of Dorothy Dale's Promise is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.”
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading “CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “And the key missing?”
not able to be found
From this reading “And the key missing?”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading “She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?”
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading “She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.”
not tied
From this reading “She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.”
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.
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading “CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?”
In this reading “Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the key missing?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Mrs. Pangborn had just arrived.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?”
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
divisible by two
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Pangborn had just arrived.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
and nothing more
From this reading Mrs. Pangborn had just arrived.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading And the key missing?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?”
not able to be found
From this reading And the key missing?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Pangborn had just arrived.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?”
and nothing more
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Pangborn had just arrived.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Suppose there should be a fire, Miss Olaine?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
not tied
From this reading She had not even removed her bonnet, only untied its strings.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading CONDITIONS “Two of the girls shut up in the little dressing-room?
Chapter 8 of Dorothy Dale's Promise by Margaret Penrose holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 8 holds 134 sentences of Dorothy Dale's Promise, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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