Chapter 3 of White Dandy is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of White Dandy is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure. Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up. One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate. He had traded Queen off. The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
Chapter 3 of White Dandy is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading “The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.”
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
From this reading “The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.”
plural of “frost” — ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.”
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading “The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.”
past form of “trade” — engage in the trade of
From this reading “He had traded Queen off.”
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading “The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.”
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take and lift upward
In this reading “Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.”
In this reading “One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate.”
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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 The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
past form of “abate” — make less active or intense
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
plural of “frost” — ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The new horse was named Kit, and she did not match Julie in color as Queen had.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had traded Queen off.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Dr. Fred drove home with Julie and a new mate.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
select carefully from a group
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading He had traded Queen off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
in the near future
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
past form of “trade” — engage in the trade of
From this reading He had traded Queen off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
at the time that
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The epidemic abated with the early frosts, and the Wallace brothers had a little more leisure.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dr. Dick was thin and pale, but assured Mrs. Fred, when she worried about it, that he would soon pick up.
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