Chapter 9 of A Sweet Little Maid is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Sweet Little Maid is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning. "I can't send Bubbles very well." "Oh, yes," said Dimple. "What are we to get?" "Several things," replied her mother.
Chapter 9 of A Sweet Little Maid is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading “"I can't send Bubbles very well."”
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading “Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.”
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading “"Oh, yes," said Dimple.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"I can't send Bubbles very well."”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “"Several things," replied her mother.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are we to get?"
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading "I can't send Bubbles very well."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't send Bubbles very well."
a large commercial and industrial city in northeastern Texas located in the heart of the northern Texas oil fields
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading "Oh, yes," said Dimple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "What are we to get?"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Several things," replied her mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't send Bubbles very well."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Several things," replied her mother.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes," said Dimple.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Several things," replied her mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "I can't send Bubbles very well."
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "Several things," replied her mother.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Several things," replied her mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I can't send Bubbles very well."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What are we to get?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "I can't send Bubbles very well."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are we to get?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes," said Dimple.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Down Town "Don't you want to go down town for me, girls?" said Mrs. Dallas, one pleasant morning.
Chapter 9 of A Sweet Little Maid by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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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