Chapter 22 of Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap. She was awed, surprised, distressed. Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring? And why should the woman detective do such a thing? For an instant only that thought occupied her.
Chapter 22 of Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading “She was awed, surprised, distressed.”
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading “Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “And why should the woman detective do such a thing?”
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading “She was awed, surprised, distressed.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “For an instant only that thought occupied her.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “She was awed, surprised, distressed.”
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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 And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an instant only that thought occupied her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
From this reading She was awed, surprised, distressed.
United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963)
From this reading Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
From this reading She was awed, surprised, distressed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an instant only that thought occupied her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading For an instant only that thought occupied her.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?
held or filled or in use
From this reading For an instant only that thought occupied her.
and nothing more
From this reading For an instant only that thought occupied her.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was awed, surprised, distressed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
delayed or confined or cut off by a storm
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She was awed, surprised, distressed.
carry out
From this reading Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For an instant only that thought occupied her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STORMBOUND AT TANGLEWOOD Dorothy dropped the letter in her lap.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, Miss Brooks did not take the ring?
a special situation
From this reading And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading For an instant only that thought occupied her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was awed, surprised, distressed.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading And why should the woman detective do such a thing?
Chapter 22 of Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays by Margaret Penrose holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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 22 holds 209 sentences of Dorothy Dale's Queer Holidays, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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