Chapter XI of The Trail of the Green Doll, “At the Caretaker’s Cottage,” is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter XI of The Trail of the Green Doll, “At the Caretaker’s Cottage,” is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one. They had approached it eagerly. It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker. “We’ll question the caretaker,” Horace declared. “He’ll tell us plenty.”
Chapter XI of The Trail of the Green Doll, “At the Caretaker’s Cottage,” is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “They had approached it eagerly.”
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
From this reading “Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “They had approached it eagerly.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading ““We’ll question the caretaker,” Horace declared.”
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.”
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
From this reading “It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.”
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 “It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading They had approached it eagerly.
a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
From this reading “We’ll question the caretaker,” Horace declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “We’ll question the caretaker,” Horace declared.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading They had approached it eagerly.
set up or found
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had approached it eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He’ll tell us plenty.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “We’ll question the caretaker,” Horace declared.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had approached it eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
of an obscure nature
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
a full supply
From this reading “He’ll tell us plenty.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “We’ll question the caretaker,” Horace declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
express in words
From this reading “He’ll tell us plenty.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had approached it eagerly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did seem the logical place to inquire about the mysterious Mr. Paul Riker.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He’ll tell us plenty.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Judy found the caretaker’s cottage cold in more ways than one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll question the caretaker,” Horace declared.
Chapter 11 of The Trail of the Green Doll by Margaret Sutton holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 11 holds 95 sentences of The Trail of the Green Doll, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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