Chapter 15 of Dusty answer is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Dusty answer is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy. And Roddy and I are going for a bit. In fact I’m going to-day--motoring. That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’ ‘Drive home?
Chapter 15 of Dusty answer is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “And Roddy and I are going for a bit.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “‘Drive home?”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “In fact I’m going to-day--motoring.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “‘Drive home?”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’”
the act of driving an automobile
From this reading “In fact I’m going to-day--motoring.”
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.
carry out or perform
In this reading “‘Drive home?”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “In fact I’m going to-day--motoring.”
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 And Roddy and I are going for a bit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Roddy and I are going for a bit.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And Roddy and I are going for a bit.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading And Roddy and I are going for a bit.
a youthful male person
From this reading ‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading ‘Drive home?
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact I’m going to-day--motoring.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And Roddy and I are going for a bit.
the act of departing
From this reading And Roddy and I are going for a bit.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ‘Drive home?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Roddy and I are going for a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact I’m going to-day--motoring.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact I’m going to-day--motoring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
the act of driving an automobile
From this reading In fact I’m going to-day--motoring.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Roddy and I are going for a bit.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact I’m going to-day--motoring.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘Mariella’s down there now, with the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s what I came for--to see if you’d care to motor back with me.’
Chapter 15 of Dusty answer by Rosamond Lehmann holds 408 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 15 holds 408 sentences of Dusty answer, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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