Chapter 9 of Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them. "Wasn't she cunning?" said Dorothy. "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!" "She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta. "You _know_ that."
Chapter 9 of Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “"Wasn't she cunning?" said Dorothy.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “"She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “"She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.”
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 FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading "Wasn't she cunning?" said Dorothy.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wasn't she cunning?" said Dorothy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
a farewell remark
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You _know_ that."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You _know_ that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wasn't she cunning?" said Dorothy.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading FLOSSIE'S LETTER THE children said "good-by" to little Lois, and as her father carried her away, she waved her hand to them.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "She was very sweet," said Nancy, "and how well she did her little dance!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She didn't dance half as fine as you do, Nancy Ferris," said Floretta.
Chapter 9 of Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains by Amy Brooks holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 9 holds 152 sentences of Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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