Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE CHARLIE BOY." Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it. Some one said he was "as white as his pillow." Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that. Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."
Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."
(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 Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
a youthful male person
From this reading "THE CHARLIE BOY."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE CHARLIE BOY."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
express in words
From this reading Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dotty was amazed, for she had never seen any one as white as that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE CHARLIE BOY."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
a Caucasian
From this reading Some one said he was "as white as his pillow."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then she heard her grandmother say she was "afraid Charlie would die."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Dotty heard of Charlie's illness every day; but, like all young children, she thought very little about it.
Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple at Her Grandmother's by Sophie May holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
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