Chapter 17 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in. "Is anything the matter?" she asked. "Can I be any help?" The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation. "Are you English?
Chapter 17 of The doings of Doris is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “"Are you English?”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.”
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.”
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 “A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.”
In this reading “The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.”
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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 A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Can I be any help?"
any thing at all
From this reading "Is anything the matter?" she asked.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you English?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is anything the matter?" she asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Can I be any help?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can I be any help?"
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "Are you English?
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
a young female
From this reading The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Can I be any help?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Can I be any help?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is anything the matter?" she asked.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Is anything the matter?" she asked.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is anything the matter?" she asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading A Great Effort DORIS threw open the little gate and ran in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl seized her hands, with an exclamation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you English?
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