Chapter 20 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION. In the sequence of events the tour came to an end. A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through. There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount. An occasional discordant note was struck.
Chapter 20 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in agreement or harmony
From this reading “An occasional discordant note was struck.”
-ing form of “hamper” — prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading “There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.”
occurring from time to time
From this reading “An occasional discordant note was struck.”
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading “In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.”
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading “A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.”
get on top of; deal with successfully
From this reading “There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.”
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading “There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.”
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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In this reading “An occasional discordant note was struck.”
as might be expected
In this reading “There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.”
put in effect
In this reading “A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.”
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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 A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION.
the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process
From this reading There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.
not in agreement or harmony
From this reading An occasional discordant note was struck.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.
-ing form of “hamper” — prevent the progress or free movement of
From this reading There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
a brief written record
From this reading An occasional discordant note was struck.
occurring from time to time
From this reading An occasional discordant note was struck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading An occasional discordant note was struck.
with success; in a successful manner
From this reading A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.
get on top of; deal with successfully
From this reading There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading In the sequence of events the tour came to an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A twenty-weeks' season had been successfully carried through.
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading There had been, of course, hampering and untoward conditions to surmount.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An occasional discordant note was struck.
Chapter 20 of Dorothy's Tour by Evelyn Raymond holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 20 holds 152 sentences of Dorothy's Tour, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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