Chapter 1 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME. AUTHOR OF "LITTLE PRUDY STORIES." Illustrated. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD. 1870.
Chapter 1 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 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 "LITTLE PRUDY STORIES."”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.”
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading “_DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “_DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “_DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME.”
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From this reading 1870.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "LITTLE PRUDY STORIES."
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading _DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading _DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AUTHOR OF "LITTLE PRUDY STORIES."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "LITTLE PRUDY STORIES."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF "LITTLE PRUDY STORIES."
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _DOTTY DIMPLE STORIES._ DOTTY DIMPLE AT HOME.
Chapter 1 of Dotty Dimple At Home by Sophie May holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 1 holds 178 sentences of Dotty Dimple At Home, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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