Chapter 5 of D'Ri and I is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of D'Ri and I is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly. "I am indebted to you." "My! but you have a ready tongue," said she. "It is with me a pleasure to listen. You are going away?
Chapter 5 of D'Ri and I is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
From this reading “"I am indebted to you."”
hear with intention
From this reading “"It is with me a pleasure to listen.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “"A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “"It is with me a pleasure to listen.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.”
with speed
From this reading “"A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “"My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “"My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am indebted to you."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are going away?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You are going away?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.
a young female
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
the act of departing
From this reading You are going away?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or favors etc
From this reading "I am indebted to you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is with me a pleasure to listen.
hear with intention
From this reading "It is with me a pleasure to listen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is with me a pleasure to listen.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "It is with me a pleasure to listen.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
with speed
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "A pretty girl is better than meat," I answered quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am indebted to you."
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "My! but you have a ready tongue," said she.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is with me a pleasure to listen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am indebted to you."
Chapter 5 of D'Ri and I by Irving Bacheller holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 434 sentences of D'Ri and I, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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