Chapter 8 of Dusty answer is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dusty answer is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He sighed and shivered. ‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you? There’s nothing to worry about. You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired. Does your head ache?’
Chapter 8 of Dusty answer is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feel physical pain
From this reading “Does your head ache?’”
for the reason that
From this reading “You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “He sighed and shivered.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “He sighed and shivered.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “There’s nothing to worry about.”
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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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There’s nothing to worry about.
feel physical pain
From this reading Does your head ache?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sighed and shivered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?
for the reason that
From this reading You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does your head ache?’
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sighed and shivered.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Does your head ache?’
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading ‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There’s nothing to worry about.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading He sighed and shivered.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He sighed and shivered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s nothing to worry about.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There’s nothing to worry about.
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading There’s nothing to worry about.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Oh, Julian, you’re very tired, aren’t you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You’ve got things on your mind because you’re so tired.
Chapter 8 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 8 holds 391 sentences of Dusty answer, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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