Chapter 12 of Dido, the Dancing Bear: His Many Adventures is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dido, the Dancing Bear: His Many Adventures is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog. “Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido. “I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.” “Who knows?” asked Tum Tum. “Perhaps they will be put in a book.
Chapter 12 of Dido, the Dancing Bear: His Many Adventures is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading ““I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.””
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.”
(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas
From this reading “DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading ““I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.””
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.”
an easy victory
From this reading “DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.”
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 ““Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Perhaps they will be put in a book.
have
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
(Roman mythology) a princess of Tyre who was the founder and queen of Carthage; Virgil tells of her suicide when she was abandoned by Aeneas
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
start firing a weapon
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Who knows?” asked Tum Tum.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps they will be put in a book.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Perhaps they will be put in a book.
an easy victory
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps they will be put in a book.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, many things happened to me,” said Dido.
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
at the time that
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
which person or people
From this reading “Who knows?” asked Tum Tum.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Perhaps they will be put in a book.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I had many adventures, as many, I think, as would fill a book.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DIDO IN A FIRE “What else did you do besides meeting Don?” asked Tum Tum, when the dancing bear had finished telling about the runaway dog.
Chapter 12 of Dido, the Dancing Bear: His Many Adventures by Richard Barnum holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 12 holds 211 sentences of Dido, the Dancing Bear: His Many Adventures, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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