Chapter 1 of Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee. We can't do things for people. They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see? How can we do much helping?" Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
Chapter 1 of Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914 is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “How can we do much helping?"”
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading “David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.”
possessive form of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can we do much helping?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can't do things for people.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We can't do things for people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We can't do things for people.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading How can we do much helping?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can we do much helping?"
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How can we do much helping?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading We can't do things for people.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
possessive form of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We can't do things for people.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can't do things for people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading David C. Cook Publishing Co., Elgin, Illinois "We're all such little girls, Miss Lee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Grace Mayne looked into her teacher's face with earnest eyes as she said this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They have to do things for us, all the time, don't you see?
Chapter 1 of Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914 by Various holds 352 sentences, grouped into 71 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 1 holds 352 sentences of Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914, unabridged, divided into 71 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914 by Various exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 352 sentences, grouped into 71 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 71 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 71 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 29 minutes of reading across 71 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 1 chapters of Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dew Drops, Vol. 37, No. 08, February 22, 1914, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
