Chapter 1 of Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY." Cloth. Illustrated. "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming? That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
Chapter 1 of Dorothy Dale at Glenwood School is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Cloth.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?”
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “"And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"”
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In this reading “"And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?”
In this reading “That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"”
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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 AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."
(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 That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
weapons considered collectively
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Cloth.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
a young female
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
and nothing more
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
precisely, exactly
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "DOROTHY DALE: A GIRL OF TO-DAY."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you are quite sure, daddy, I am not dreaming?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That I am sitting right here with my arms around your neck, and you have just told me it is all perfectly true?"
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