Chapter 2 of Dorothy Dixon Solves the Conway Case is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Dorothy Dixon Solves the Conway Case is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house. Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver. "Stop it! Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch. "Stay here, and don't make a sound.
Chapter 2 of Dorothy Dixon Solves the Conway Case is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.”
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading “Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.”
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.”
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.
In this reading “Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.”
In this reading “"Stay here, and don't make a sound.”
In this reading “TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.”
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 Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stay here, and don't make a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Stay here, and don't make a sound.
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Stop it!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
engage in
From this reading "Stay here, and don't make a sound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
above and across; more than
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
free from harm or evil
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Betty, stop!" she hissed and forced her friend to crawl backward over the rough boards to the edge of the porch.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "Stay here, and don't make a sound.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Stay here, and don't make a sound.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading TO THE RESCUE The cold, wet wind of late September howled around the house.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Dorothy wished she had brought a revolver.
Chapter 2 of Dorothy Dixon Solves the Conway Case by Dorothy Wayne holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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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