Chapter 7 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN EPISODE. The next morning no one arose very early. They were all quite willing to rest. Jim, first of all, was up and out. He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
Chapter 7 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “The next morning no one arose very early.”
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading “AN EPISODE.”
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
something that remunerates
From this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “They were all quite willing to rest.”
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.
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a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
In this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
In this reading “The next morning no one arose very early.”
In this reading “They were all quite willing to rest.”
In this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
In this reading “He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.”
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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 He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They were all quite willing to rest.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EPISODE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim, first of all, was up and out.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading The next morning no one arose very early.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
recognizable; marked
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The next morning no one arose very early.
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading AN EPISODE.
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jim, first of all, was up and out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
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From this reading Jim, first of all, was up and out.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning no one arose very early.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning no one arose very early.
not any; not one
From this reading The next morning no one arose very early.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim, first of all, was up and out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next morning no one arose very early.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Jim, first of all, was up and out.
above and across; more than
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They were all quite willing to rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading They were all quite willing to rest.
something that remunerates
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
carry out
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning no one arose very early.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all quite willing to rest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were all quite willing to rest.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jim, first of all, was up and out.
precisely as stated
From this reading The next morning no one arose very early.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim, first of all, was up and out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were all quite willing to rest.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading They were all quite willing to rest.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He had been working over a list of boarding houses as he had quite decided to take the position, and his salary would not permit him to live in an expensive hotel.
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