Chapter 10 of The Datchet Diamonds is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Datchet Diamonds is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see. She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room. Admission had already been given to the knocker. There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton. "Mr. Franklyn!
Chapter 10 of The Datchet Diamonds is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading “Admission had already been given to the knocker.”
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.”
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.”
English architect (1801-1865)
From this reading “There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.”
with speed
From this reading “She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.”
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 “She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.”
the policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
In this reading “There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.”
In this reading “She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.”
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 She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
the act of admitting someone to enter
From this reading Admission had already been given to the knocker.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Admission had already been given to the knocker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Admission had already been given to the knocker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Franklyn!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
a young female
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Admission had already been given to the knocker.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Admission had already been given to the knocker.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
(Yiddish) a big shot who knows it and acts that way; a boastful immoderate person
From this reading Admission had already been given to the knocker.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
imaginative intellectual play
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
a form of address for a man
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
English architect (1801-1865)
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
with speed
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
having a supporting base
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CYRIL'S FRIEND Miss Strong did like to go and see.
in the direction of
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
which person or people
From this reading There advanced towards the girl standing in the open door a man--who was not Mr. Paxton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked at Miss Wentworth with a make-believe of anger, and, rising to her feet, went quickly across the room.
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