Chapter 4 of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair. “Of course you know I am David’s mother. I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child. I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me. Though it did take him from his business.”
Chapter 4 of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading “I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.”
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading “I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.”
a large formal assembly
From this reading “I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.”
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.”
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading “RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.”
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.
a young female
In this reading “RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.”
In this reading “RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.”
In this reading “I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course you know I am David’s mother.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.”
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 I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
occurring with or following as a consequence
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Of course you know I am David’s mother.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Though it did take him from his business.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
a large formal assembly
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course you know I am David’s mother.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Of course you know I am David’s mother.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Though it did take him from his business.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though it did take him from his business.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though it did take him from his business.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Though it did take him from his business.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course you know I am David’s mother.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though it did take him from his business.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Of course you know I am David’s mother.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Of course you know I am David’s mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course you know I am David’s mother.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
and nothing more
From this reading I am Mrs. Armstrong, and David is my only child.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
carry out
From this reading Though it did take him from his business.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though it did take him from his business.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to come out here to a convention and he insisted on accompanying me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Of course you know I am David’s mother.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading RIVAL RUNS “Now young ladies,” began the elderly woman with the wonderful snowy hair.
Chapter 4 of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals by Margaret Penrose holds 92 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.
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