Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of Dorothy Dale's Promise is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK TO DALTON “Dalton! Dalton! Hurrah!” “Look out--do, Tavia! You’ll be out of the window next.”
Dorothy Dale's Promise
Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of Dorothy Dale's Promise is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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BACK
TO
DALTON
“Dalton!
Dalton!
Hurrah!”
“Look
out--do,
Tavia!
You’ll
be
out
of
the
window
next.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Dorothy Dale's Promise
Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of Dorothy Dale's Promise is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
BACK
TO
DALTON
“Dalton!
/bæk tuː ˈdɔːltən ˈdɔːltən/
Line 2
Dalton!
/ˈdɔːltən/
Line 3
Hurrah!”
/hʊˈrɑː/
Line 4
“Look
out--do,
Tavia!
Line 5
You’ll
be
out
of
the
window
next.”
Learner Dictionary
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.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “BACK TO DALTON “Dalton!”
dalton
noun
US /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading “BACK TO DALTON “Dalton!”
Hurrah
noun
US /hʊˈrɑː/
a victory cheer
From this reading “Hurrah!””
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ““Look out--do, Tavia!”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “You’ll be out of the window next.””
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “You’ll be out of the window next.””
Word partnerships in these lines
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
All words in this reading · 14
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO DALTON “Dalton!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You’ll be out of the window next.”
DALTONnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading BACK TO DALTON “Dalton!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Look out--do, Tavia!
HurrahnounUS /hʊˈrɑː/
a victory cheer
From this reading Hurrah!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look out--do, Tavia!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading You’ll be out of the window next.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You’ll be out of the window next.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Look out--do, Tavia!
Tavia
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look out--do, Tavia!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You’ll be out of the window next.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO DALTON “Dalton!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading You’ll be out of the window next.”
You'll
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll be out of the window next.”
Chapter 20 of Dorothy Dale's Promise by Margaret Penrose holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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.
What does chapter 20 of Dorothy Dale's Promise contain?
Chapter 20 holds 142 sentences of Dorothy Dale's Promise, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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- Author
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