Chapter 17 of Ruth Fielding at Golden Pass is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Ruth Fielding at Golden Pass is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INCREDIBLE SUGGESTION That was all. Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain. Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture. The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief. It wasn’t so.
Chapter 17 of Ruth Fielding at Golden Pass is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading “Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.”
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
From this reading “Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.”
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief.”
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading “Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “AN INCREDIBLE SUGGESTION That was all.”
past form of “numb” — make numb or insensitive
From this reading “Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief.”
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading “Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.”
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 “Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.”
In this reading “Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.”
In this reading “Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.”
simultaneously
In this reading “Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.”
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 Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
(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 AN INCREDIBLE SUGGESTION That was all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INCREDIBLE SUGGESTION That was all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief.
in a stupid manner
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
a young female
From this reading The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading AN INCREDIBLE SUGGESTION That was all.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn’t so.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
the act of departing
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
past form of “numb” — make numb or insensitive
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It wasn’t so.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading AN INCREDIBLE SUGGESTION That was all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN INCREDIBLE SUGGESTION That was all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN INCREDIBLE SUGGESTION That was all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn’t so.
at the time that
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
during the time that
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading The thought roused the girl to a sort of wild disbelief.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Ruth stood staring at the words dumbly while the true meaning of them filtered into her numbed brain.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Viola had gone, jumped her contract, left at a time when she knew her leaving would be utterly disastrous to the picture.
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