Chapter 13 of Dusty answer is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Dusty answer is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself. Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’ Judith got up and went towards the door. ‘Where are you going?’ said Geraldine sharply. ‘To Jennifer, to ask her to explain.’
Chapter 13 of Dusty answer is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “‘To Jennifer, to ask her to explain.’”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “Judith got up and went towards the door.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “‘Where are you going?’ said Geraldine sharply.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Judith got up and went towards the door.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Judith got up and went towards the door.”
In this reading “Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Judith got up and went towards the door.”
In this reading “Judith got up and went towards the door.”
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 ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judith got up and went towards the door.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Where are you going?’ said Geraldine sharply.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘To Jennifer, to ask her to explain.’
(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 ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Judith got up and went towards the door.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ‘To Jennifer, to ask her to explain.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
usually; as a rule
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Where are you going?’ said Geraldine sharply.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
the act of departing
From this reading ‘Where are you going?’ said Geraldine sharply.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Judith got up and went towards the door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘To Jennifer, to ask her to explain.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘To Jennifer, to ask her to explain.’
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading Judith got up and went towards the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Where are you going?’ said Geraldine sharply.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading ‘Where are you going?’ said Geraldine sharply.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judith got up and went towards the door.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
in the direction of
From this reading Judith got up and went towards the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Judith got up and went towards the door.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Judith got up and went towards the door.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where are you going?’ said Geraldine sharply.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you generally get other people to do your dirty work for you?’
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘I should have thought a bit better of you if you’d come yourself.
Chapter 13 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 13 holds 406 sentences of Dusty answer, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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