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Dorothy's House Party
Dorothy's House Party

Chapter VII

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A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
"Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
An escaped convict, he'd heard.
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Dorothy's House Party

Chapter VII

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!
Line 2
If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:
Line 3
"Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.
Line 4
Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.
Line 5
An escaped convict, he'd heard.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:”

All words in this reading · 61

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

Alfaretta

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

all

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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!

amazement

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

beat

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

begged

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

Bryan

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

CHURCH

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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

convict

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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

don't

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

Dutch

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

escaped

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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.

exhorter

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

fanatic

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

GOING

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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

half-crazy

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

he'd

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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.

heard

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From this reading An escaped convict, he'd heard.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

hiding

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

lads

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From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.

lately

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

lived

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

man

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From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.

MEMORABLE

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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!

mountain

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

Mr

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!

others

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

Owen

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

rallied

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

Run

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From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.

self-ordained

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

some

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From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.

somewhere

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

sound

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

spoke

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From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

stop

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From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

things

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From this reading A MEMORABLE CHURCH GOING "Of all things!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

voice

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Owen Bryan spoke of a half-crazy fanatic, a self-ordained exhorter, who had lately come to the mountain and lived somewhere about, in hiding as it were.

Winters

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From this reading If that don't beat the Dutch!" cried Alfaretta, and at sound of her voice the others rallied from their amazement, while Mr. Winters begged:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Run, lads, some of you and stop that man.