Chapter 2 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALFARETTA'S LETTER. "Alfa, Alfy," called Ma Babcock. "Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye." "Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard. "'Ere in the kitchen," answered Ma Babcock.
Chapter 2 of Dorothy's Tour is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"'Ere in the kitchen," answered Ma Babcock.”
a yard adjoining a barn
From this reading “"Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Alfa, Alfy," called Ma Babcock.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “"Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “"'Ere in the kitchen," answered Ma Babcock.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “ALFARETTA'S LETTER.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “"Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.”
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In this reading “"'Ere in the kitchen," answered Ma Babcock.”
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From this reading "Alfa, Alfy," called Ma Babcock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALFARETTA'S LETTER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alfa, Alfy," called Ma Babcock.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "'Ere in the kitchen," answered Ma Babcock.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alfa, Alfy," called Ma Babcock.
a yard adjoining a barn
From this reading "Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Alfa, Alfy," called Ma Babcock.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."
an old word for “before”
From this reading "Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Ere in the kitchen," answered Ma Babcock.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "'Ere in the kitchen," answered Ma Babcock.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ALFARETTA'S LETTER.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Alfa, Alfy," called Ma Babcock.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Come 'ere quick, there's something 'ere fer ye."
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ma, where are you," yelled Alfy from the barnyard.
Chapter 2 of Dorothy's Tour by Evelyn Raymond holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 2 holds 160 sentences of Dorothy's Tour, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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