Chapter 1 of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Volume II. Constance. My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe. I am sure the account is perfectly correct. I only wish the balance was bigger.
Chapter 1 of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 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.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading “I only wish the balance was bigger.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “I only wish the balance was bigger.”
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “Constance.”
make right or correct
From this reading “I am sure the account is perfectly correct.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I am sure the account is perfectly correct.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “Volume II.”
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.
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.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I am sure the account is perfectly correct.
(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 My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure the account is perfectly correct.
bring into balance or equilibrium
From this reading I only wish the balance was bigger.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading I only wish the balance was bigger.
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Constance.
make right or correct
From this reading I am sure the account is perfectly correct.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Volume II.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am sure the account is perfectly correct.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
and nothing more
From this reading I only wish the balance was bigger.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I am sure the account is perfectly correct.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am sure the account is perfectly correct.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
male cat
From this reading My dear Tom,--I got the papers all safe.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume II.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I only wish the balance was bigger.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I only wish the balance was bigger.
Chapter 1 of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II by Charles Lever holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 1 holds 142 sentences of The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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