Chapter 14 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Stranger DORIS wondered at herself. Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home! The almanack must surely be wrong. It looked like six weeks, at the very least. She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
Chapter 14 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading “She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “The Stranger DORIS wondered at herself.”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!”
in an idle manner
From this reading “She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.”
plural of “rampart” — an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading “She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.”
a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles
From this reading “She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.”
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading “She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.”
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In this reading “It looked like six weeks, at the very least.”
In this reading “She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.”
In this reading “Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!”
In this reading “Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!”
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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 Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
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From this reading The almanack must surely be wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Stranger DORIS wondered at herself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The almanack must surely be wrong.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
having the limits or boundaries established
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading The Stranger DORIS wondered at herself.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Stranger DORIS wondered at herself.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
in an idle manner
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked like six weeks, at the very least.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It looked like six weeks, at the very least.
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 Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It looked like six weeks, at the very least.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It looked like six weeks, at the very least.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The almanack must surely be wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
and nothing more
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
plural of “rampart” — an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
a major French river; flows into the Mediterranean near Marseilles
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It looked like six weeks, at the very least.
impressive in appearance
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The Stranger DORIS wondered at herself.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading The almanack must surely be wrong.
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Stranger DORIS wondered at herself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Only a fortnight and three days since she had left home!
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
precisely as stated
From this reading It looked like six weeks, at the very least.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It looked like six weeks, at the very least.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She was leaning idly out of her little bedroom window, surveying the hotel garden below, and the Rhone valley beyond, bounded by its stately mountain ramparts.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading The Stranger DORIS wondered at herself.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The almanack must surely be wrong.
Chapter 14 of The doings of Doris by Agnes Giberne holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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