Chapter 5 of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Staten Island Sadie?" "Sure thing." "Perhaps," admitted Dorothy. "The lame man _was_ alone in his car. But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
Chapter 5 of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"Perhaps," admitted Dorothy.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “"The lame man _was_ alone in his car.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"The lame man _was_ alone in his car.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.”
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “"Staten Island Sadie?"”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “"The lame man _was_ alone in his car.”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.”
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 “"The lame man _was_ alone in his car.”
In this reading “But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.”
something that is certain
In this reading “"Sure thing."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "Perhaps," admitted Dorothy.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "The lame man _was_ alone in his car.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "The lame man _was_ alone in his car.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps," admitted Dorothy.
divisible by two
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The lame man _was_ alone in his car.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The lame man _was_ alone in his car.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "Staten Island Sadie?"
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading "The lame man _was_ alone in his car.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "The lame man _was_ alone in his car.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps," admitted Dorothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Staten Island Sadie?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
be standing; be upright
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Staten Island Sadie?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure thing."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The lame man _was_ alone in his car.
a special situation
From this reading "Sure thing."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The lame man _was_ alone in his car.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you stand a good chance of losing him, even if he doesn't see us.
Chapter 5 of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings by Dorothy Wayne holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 5 holds 447 sentences of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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