Chapter 3 of The Green Satin Gown is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Green Satin Gown is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me. 'Can you run back?' he asked. "I nodded. I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought. "'Come on, then!'
Chapter 3 of The Green Satin Gown is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 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.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “"He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “"I nodded.”
a full supply
From this reading “I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “'Can you run back?' he asked.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'Can you run back?' he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Can you run back?' he asked.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "'Come on, then!'
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
moving with great haste
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I nodded.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "I nodded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Come on, then!'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
a full supply
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading 'Can you run back?' he asked.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
which person or people
From this reading "He turned back to the door and shouted to his father, who came hurrying out; then he looked at me.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I had no breath for words but plenty for running, I thought.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Can you run back?' he asked.
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