Chapter 7 of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not necessarily. I consider your plan adequate." "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?" Bill entered the conversation. Dorothy leaned toward him.
Chapter 7 of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
From this reading “I consider your plan adequate."”
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"”
deem to be
From this reading “I consider your plan adequate."”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Dorothy leaned toward him.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"”
-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “"But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"”
in an essential manner
From this reading “"Not necessarily.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “I consider your plan adequate."”
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 “Dorothy leaned toward him.”
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having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
From this reading I consider your plan adequate."
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill entered the conversation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
deem to be
From this reading I consider your plan adequate."
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Bill entered the conversation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy leaned toward him.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Bill entered the conversation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dorothy leaned toward him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I consider your plan adequate."
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Dorothy leaned toward him.
engage in
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
in an essential manner
From this reading "Not necessarily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not necessarily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading I consider your plan adequate."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
in the direction of
From this reading Dorothy leaned toward him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why make the biggest mistake--of murdering us?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I consider your plan adequate."
Chapter 7 of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings by Dorothy Wayne holds 450 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 7 holds 450 sentences of Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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