Chapter 31 of Orphan Dinah is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Orphan Dinah is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener. He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly. "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!" This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech. He went on with his digging.
Chapter 31 of Orphan Dinah is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of digging
From this reading “He went on with his digging.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.”
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.”
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.”
in like or similar manner
From this reading “He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.”
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading “He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.”
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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “He went on with his digging.”
In this reading “JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
the act of digging
From this reading He went on with his digging.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He went on with his digging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
a form of address for a man
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
in like or similar manner
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOE'S SUNDAY Melinda stood at her door and spoke to her neighbour, Mr. Harry Ford, the gardener.
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a red-whiskered man of fifty, and he and Mrs. Honeysett viewed life somewhat similarly.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went on with his digging.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the sort of remark on which Harry never wasted speech.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went on with his digging.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You bad creature," she said, "working in your garden o' Sunday!"
Chapter 31 of Orphan Dinah by Eden Phillpotts holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 31 holds 250 sentences of Orphan Dinah, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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