Chapter 3 of A Sweet Little Maid is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Sweet Little Maid is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Quarrel "Raining! Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window. "Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow. Florence slipped out of bed and stood looking dolefully at the falling drops. "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
Chapter 3 of A Sweet Little Maid is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading “"Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.”
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading “Florence slipped out of bed and stood looking dolefully at the falling drops.”
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “"Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “A Quarrel "Raining!”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “A Quarrel "Raining!”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “"Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.”
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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 A Quarrel "Raining!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Florence slipped out of bed and stood looking dolefully at the falling drops.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading "Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
with sadness; in a sorrowful manner
From this reading Florence slipped out of bed and stood looking dolefully at the falling drops.
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading Florence slipped out of bed and stood looking dolefully at the falling drops.
hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Florence slipped out of bed and stood looking dolefully at the falling drops.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.
the act of departing
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.
a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
From this reading "Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
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From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading "Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.
an angry dispute
From this reading A Quarrel "Raining!
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading A Quarrel "Raining!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading "Hm, hm," said Dimple, sleepily, from her pillow.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Florence slipped out of bed and stood looking dolefully at the falling drops.
with low volume
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Florence slipped out of bed and stood looking dolefully at the falling drops.
express a supposition
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Isn't that too bad?" said Florence, leaning on one elbow in bed, and looking out of the window.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you suppose the birds do, Dimple?" she asked, going up to her, and softly shaking her.
Chapter 3 of A Sweet Little Maid by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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 3 holds 224 sentences of A Sweet Little Maid, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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