Chapter 7 of The Luck of the Dudley Grahams is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Luck of the Dudley Grahams is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out. “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early? It is scarcely two o’clock. Ernie isn’t home yet. Did you have a half-holiday?”
Chapter 7 of The Luck of the Dudley Grahams is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading ““Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.”
according to the clock
only a very short time before
From this reading “It is scarcely two o’clock.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.”
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 “Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.”
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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 Did you have a half-holiday?”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you have a half-holiday?”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
a day on which half is free from work or duty
From this reading Did you have a half-holiday?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did you have a half-holiday?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Ernie isn’t home yet.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is scarcely two o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ernie isn’t home yet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is scarcely two o’clock.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
according to the clock
From this reading It is scarcely two o’clock.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
only a very short time before
From this reading It is scarcely two o’clock.
an educational institution
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It is scarcely two o’clock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday afternoon he dropped in to see Ernie nearly an hour before school was out.
but in spite of that
From this reading Ernie isn’t home yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Geof,” I said, “what are you doing here so early?
Chapter 7 of The Luck of the Dudley Grahams by Alice Calhoun Haines holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 419 sentences of The Luck of the Dudley Grahams, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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