Chapter 5 of Erskine Dale—Pioneer is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Erskine Dale—Pioneer is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly. “You may get over it, but he never did. And it must be harder for you because of your early associations. Blow out the lights in the hall. You needn’t bolt the door.
Chapter 5 of Erskine Dale—Pioneer is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 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.
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading “And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.”
exhale hard
From this reading “Blow out the lights in the hall.”
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading “You needn’t bolt the door.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading ““Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading ““Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Blow out the lights in the hall.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading ““Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.”
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.
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
In this reading “Blow out the lights in the hall.”
In this reading “Blow out the lights in the hall.”
travel across or pass over
In this reading ““You may get over it, but he never did.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
for the reason that
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
exhale hard
From this reading Blow out the lights in the hall.
a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder
From this reading You needn’t bolt the door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading You needn’t bolt the door.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Blow out the lights in the hall.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Blow out the lights in the hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Blow out the lights in the hall.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You needn’t bolt the door.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it must be harder for you because of your early associations.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Blow out the lights in the hall.
above and across; more than
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Blow out the lights in the hall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You may get over it, but he never did.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your father was that way,” said Colonel Dale sadly.
Chapter 5 of Erskine Dale—Pioneer by John, Jr. Fox holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 5 holds 451 sentences of Erskine Dale—Pioneer, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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