Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SAD STORY. After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad. Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron. The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall. "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading “Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.”
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.”
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading “After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.”
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading “Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.”
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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 STORY.
later than; following
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
a young female
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
the act of departing
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
with low volume
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading A SAD STORY.
cut with a saw
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The child had entered as quietly as her own shadow, and her mother had not heard a footfall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
having a supporting base
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
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 A SAD STORY.
express in words
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading Raising her eyes, she saw Dotty standing before her, twisting a corner of her apron.
precisely as stated
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After dinner, Mrs. Parlin was seated on the lounge in the nursery, looking very sad.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear little girl, I am going to tell you a story."
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple At Home by Sophie May holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 154 sentences of Dotty Dimple At Home, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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