Chapter 15 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
R. R. Maurice "GOOD morning, Mrs. Brutt. I'm going to breakfast. Are you better?" Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez." "Shut the door, pray.
Chapter 15 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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replying
From this reading “Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."”
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “I'm going to breakfast.”
past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples
From this reading “Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."”
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading “Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"Shut the door, pray.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Shut the door, pray.”
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 “"Shut the door, pray.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
replying
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you better?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Are you better?"
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I'm going to breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R. R. Maurice "GOOD morning, Mrs. Brutt.
past form of “dimple” — mark with, or as if with, dimples
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Shut the door, pray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to breakfast.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading R. R. Maurice "GOOD morning, Mrs. Brutt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to breakfast.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading R. R. Maurice "GOOD morning, Mrs. Brutt.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading R. R. Maurice "GOOD morning, Mrs. Brutt.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading R. R. Maurice "GOOD morning, Mrs. Brutt.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Shut the door, pray.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading R. R. Maurice "GOOD morning, Mrs. Brutt.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading Doris's face, dimpled and radiant, made its appearance, answering a fretful "Entrez."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Shut the door, pray.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shut the door, pray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm going to breakfast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you better?"
Chapter 15 of The doings of Doris by Agnes Giberne holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 15 holds 186 sentences of The doings of Doris, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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