Chapter 6 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OPERA. The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner. The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms. About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered. "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
Chapter 6 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “"Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “"Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading “THE OPERA.”
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “"Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.”
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In this reading “The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.”
In this reading “The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.”
In this reading “About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.”
In this reading “The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.”
In this reading “About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.”
In this reading “The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.”
In this reading “"Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.”
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 The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
react verbally
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
the literary culture
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading THE OPERA.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
past form of “phone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
with speed
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPERA.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About dinner time Jim knocked at the door and Dorothy answered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
precisely as stated
From this reading The girls spent the next day in a very quiet manner.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "Dorothy, I have written and 'phoned Mr. Ford and I can't seem to get any answer from him," announced Jim.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading The morning passed quickly as they wrote letters and fixed up their rooms.
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