Chapter 6 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Soldier men can," said Bessie. "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons? But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things. Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!" "Yes," said Maggie.
Chapter 6 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “"Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?”
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.”
possessive form of “dolly” — conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.”
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading “Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"”
plural of “gown” — a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading “Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"”
by chance
From this reading “But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.”
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading “"Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “"Soldier men can," said Bessie.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Soldier men can," said Bessie.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Soldier men can," said Bessie.
clothing in general
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
possessive form of “dolly” — conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"
plural of “gown” — a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
From this reading Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," said Maggie.
by chance
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Soldier men can," said Bessie.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
From this reading Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
and nothing more
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Soldier men can," said Bessie.
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "Soldier men can," said Bessie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading But I did not mean he made the dolly's clothes, only maybe he gave us the dolls, and Mrs. Yush and Aunt Annie made their things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Oh, here's another ni'-gown,--two ni'-gowns!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Maggie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you yemember how Colonel Yush told us he had to sew on his buttons?
Chapter 6 of Bessie at the Sea-Side by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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