Chapter 4 of Dimple Dallas is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dimple Dallas is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"By Christmas?" Eleanor asked. "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will. She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas. I think she would rather have that than anything else.
Chapter 4 of Dimple Dallas is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “"By Christmas?"”
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.”
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.”
third-person singular of “improve” — to make better
From this reading “"Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.”
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
any thing at all
From this reading I think she would rather have that than anything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Eleanor asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Christmas?"
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading "By Christmas?"
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think she would rather have that than anything else.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think she would rather have that than anything else.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
third-person singular of “improve” — to make better
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
on the contrary
From this reading I think she would rather have that than anything else.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I think she would rather have that than anything else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think she would rather have that than anything else.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I hope so, at least, if she improves as they think she will.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She sent her love to you and Florence, and she said that one of the gipsy children had stolen her doll, so we shall get her one to-day, instead of waiting to give it to her at Christmas.
Chapter 4 of Dimple Dallas by Amy Ella Blanchard holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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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