Chapter 5 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SAD FRIGHT. But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means. Now I understand every single thing." Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected. "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
Chapter 5 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.”
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading “"She says God can get that camel through a needle."”
greatly pleased
From this reading “Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “A SAD FRIGHT.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “"She says God can get that camel through a needle."”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.”
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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 A SAD FRIGHT.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
greatly pleased
From this reading Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Now I understand every single thing."
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading A SAD FRIGHT.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I understand every single thing."
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From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
immediately following in time or order
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I understand every single thing."
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading A SAD FRIGHT.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Jennie did not seem as much delighted as had been expected.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Now I understand every single thing."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
a special situation
From this reading Now I understand every single thing."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "She says God can get that camel through a needle."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Now I understand every single thing."
precisely as stated
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the next afternoon, as the two little girls were walking home together, Dotty said to Jennie, with a very wise face,-- "Grandma has told me what the Bible means.
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