Chapter 21 of The Dodge Club is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Dodge Club is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHECKMATE! The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess. Germans patronize it to a great extent. Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa. After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
Chapter 21 of The Dodge Club is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.”
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading “The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.”
complete victory
From this reading “CHECKMATE!”
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading “The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.”
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading “Germans patronize it to a great extent.”
third-person singular of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading “The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.”
assume sponsorship of
From this reading “Germans patronize it to a great extent.”
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading “Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.”
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 “Germans patronize it to a great extent.”
In this reading “Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.”
In this reading “After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.”
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 Germans patronize it to a great extent.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
later than; following
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.
complete victory
From this reading CHECKMATE!
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.
to come or go into
From this reading Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading Germans patronize it to a great extent.
plural of “german” — a person of German nationality
From this reading Germans patronize it to a great extent.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Germans patronize it to a great extent.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
third-person singular of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Germans patronize it to a great extent.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.
assume sponsorship of
From this reading Germans patronize it to a great extent.
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.
plural of “precinct” — a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
From this reading Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading Politics do not enter into the precincts sacred to Caissa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After they had been seated about an hour Buttons entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Cafe Scacchi, as its name implies, is devoted to chess.
Chapter 21 of The Dodge Club by James De Mille holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 21 holds 230 sentences of The Dodge Club, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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