Chapter 9 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW HOME. "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more. Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up." "O, I'm so glad!" replied Prudy. "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
Chapter 9 of Dotty Dimple At Home is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any person at all
From this reading “Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “"Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “"I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"O, I'm so glad!" replied Prudy.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."”
past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading “Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."”
annoy persistently
From this reading “Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."”
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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 "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
(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 Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
any person at all
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
for the reason that
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
without stop or interruption
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "O, I'm so glad!" replied Prudy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE NEW HOME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O, I'm so glad!" replied Prudy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW HOME.
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, I'm so glad!" replied Prudy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
past form of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "O, I'm so glad!" replied Prudy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
express in words
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "O, I'm so glad!" replied Prudy.
carry out
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
annoy persistently
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW HOME.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mamma said there mus'n't anybody tease me about that, because I've--I've repented it all up."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading "I'll never take another bird into the window," continued Dotty; "it's almost as bad as a ghost."
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Prudy," said Dotty, "you needn't say that word 'wherrying' to me any more.
Chapter 9 of Dotty Dimple At Home by Sophie May holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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