Chapter 10 of Those Dale Girls is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Those Dale Girls is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’m sorry, old fellow.” “Sorry for what, Mr. Landor?” “To have driven your little friends away. They evidently had some good news to tell you.” “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
Chapter 10 of Those Dale Girls is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading ““To have driven your little friends away.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “They evidently had some good news to tell you.””
a boy or man
From this reading ““I’m sorry, old fellow.””
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading ““Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.””
a small worthless amount
From this reading ““Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.””
information about recent and important events
From this reading “They evidently had some good news to tell you.””
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““I’m sorry, old fellow.””
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading ““Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.””
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 “They evidently had some good news to tell you.””
In this reading ““I’m sorry, old fellow.””
In this reading ““Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.””
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “To have driven your little friends away.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “To have driven your little friends away.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading They evidently had some good news to tell you.”
a boy or man
From this reading “I’m sorry, old fellow.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Sorry for what, Mr. Landor?”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “To have driven your little friends away.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They evidently had some good news to tell you.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They evidently had some good news to tell you.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To have driven your little friends away.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sorry, old fellow.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sorry for what, Mr. Landor?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “To have driven your little friends away.
a particular point in time
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Sorry for what, Mr. Landor?”
information about recent and important events
From this reading They evidently had some good news to tell you.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I’m sorry, old fellow.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They evidently had some good news to tell you.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m sorry, old fellow.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
express in words
From this reading They evidently had some good news to tell you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They evidently had some good news to tell you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To have driven your little friends away.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Sorry for what, Mr. Landor?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh! that’s all right,” said Jack cheerily, “it will keep, you know, and they were in a hurry—they said they could only stop a moment.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They evidently had some good news to tell you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “To have driven your little friends away.
Chapter 10 of Those Dale Girls by Frances Carruth Prindle holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 10 holds 120 sentences of Those Dale Girls, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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