Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLAYING KING AND QUEEN. "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day. "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any. Isn't this a _hidden-mist_ carpet?" "No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “Isn't this a _hidden-mist_ carpet?"”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “"O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “"What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “"What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.”
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading “"O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “PLAYING KING AND QUEEN.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “PLAYING KING AND QUEEN.”
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “"No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.”
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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 Isn't this a _hidden-mist_ carpet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLAYING KING AND QUEEN.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading Isn't this a _hidden-mist_ carpet?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
dearly loved
From this reading "No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't this a _hidden-mist_ carpet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't this a _hidden-mist_ carpet?"
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading PLAYING KING AND QUEEN.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
and nothing more
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading "O, nothing, only pins, grandma; but I can't find any.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading PLAYING KING AND QUEEN.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading PLAYING KING AND QUEEN.
plural of “rag” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading "No, dear; a _hit-and-miss_ carpet is made of rags.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Isn't this a _hidden-mist_ carpet?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you hunting for on your hands and knees, Alice?" said grandmamma, next day.
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's by Sophie May holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 184 sentences of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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