Chapter 6 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away. Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one. And one day Stephen came in and said: "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay." "Both of us?" asked the little girl.
Chapter 6 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orderly arrangement
From this reading “"Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “"Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."”
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading “"Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “And one day Stephen came in and said:”
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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 Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
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From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
later than; following
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
an orderly arrangement
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Both of us?" asked the little girl.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
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From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Both of us?" asked the little girl.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And one day Stephen came in and said:
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And one day Stephen came in and said:
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From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
put on clothes
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
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From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
a young female
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
dazzlingly beautiful
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
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From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And one day Stephen came in and said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
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From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Both of us?" asked the little girl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And one day Stephen came in and said:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading And one day Stephen came in and said:
not in physical motion
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
carry out
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Both of us?" asked the little girl.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Margaret took two music lessons a week and gave the little girl half a one.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MISS DOLLY BEEKMAN It seemed curiously still after the boys went away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Go dress yourself, Dinah, in gorgeous array, And I'll take you a-drivin' so galliant and gay."
Chapter 6 of A Little Girl in Old New York by Amanda M. Douglas holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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.
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