Chapter 13 of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it! We must get a paper.” “We shall,” assented Tavia. “I must see one, myself. But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.
Chapter 13 of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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psychological suffering
From this reading “But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I must see one, myself.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “We must get a paper.””
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.”
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.
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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 NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We shall,” assented Tavia.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.
psychological suffering
From this reading But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We must get a paper.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must get a paper.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I must see one, myself.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I must see one, myself.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading We must get a paper.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I must see one, myself.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall,” assented Tavia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEWS AND A NEWSPAPER “Tavia!” gasped Dorothy, “I knew it!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must get a paper.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But please, Dorothy, do not distress yourself so.
Chapter 13 of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals by Margaret Penrose holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 13 holds 101 sentences of Dorothy Dale's School Rivals, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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