Chapter 8 of Dick and Dolly is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Dick and Dolly is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home. She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon. “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy. She is just as much a live little girl as I am. And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
Chapter 8 of Dick and Dolly is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?””
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading ““Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?””
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading ““Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “She is just as much a live little girl as I am.”
In this reading “A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.”
In this reading “And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?””
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
later than; following
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
a young female
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
and nothing more
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She is just as much a live little girl as I am.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was greatly puzzled at the events of the afternoon.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Of course,” she thought, “Pinkie _couldn’t_ be a fairy.
precisely as stated
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SECRET Dolly was very quiet after she reached home.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, why should any nice little girl,—and she surely is a very nice little girl,—want our acquaintance kept secret?”
Chapter 8 of Dick and Dolly by Carolyn Wells holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 8 holds 231 sentences of Dick and Dolly, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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