Chapter 10 of A Dear Little Girl is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A Dear Little Girl is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE SURPRISES. "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time. We can play the whole day long." "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you? I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."
Chapter 10 of A Dear Little Girl is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 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.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “"That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?”
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “"That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?”
ten 10s
From this reading “I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “We can play the whole day long."”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?”
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “MORE SURPRISES.”
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 “We can play the whole day long."”
In this reading “"That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?”
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
In this reading “"To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.”
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 "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can play the whole day long."
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We can play the whole day long."
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
ten 10s
From this reading I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."
and nothing more
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We can play the whole day long."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE SURPRISES.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."
participate in games or sport
From this reading We can play the whole day long."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I believe if I had a hundred dolls I should love every one."
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
plural of “surprise” — the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading MORE SURPRISES.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We can play the whole day long."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading We can play the whole day long."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "To-morrow," said Dorothy, "we will have a good time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That will be so nice," returned Edna, with a little sigh of content; "I just love to play with dolls--don't you?
Chapter 10 of A Dear Little Girl by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 157 sentences of A Dear Little Girl, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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