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Chapter 4 of Gloria: A Girl and Her Dad is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.” “Why! Tom!” “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.” He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.
Chapter 4 of Gloria: A Girl and Her Dad is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.””
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.”
without deviation
From this reading “NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.””
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.””
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.””
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading “NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.””
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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In this reading “NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.””
In this reading “NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.””
In this reading ““I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.””
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’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
without deviation
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.
carry out
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
express in words
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
male cat
From this reading Tom!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading NANCY TRIVETT “Gloria,” he began directly, tugging at her arm and glancing anxiously about, “Gloria, please take this money back.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was pressing the bills into her surprised hand.
at the time that
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll tell you all about it when I get a chance.”
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