Chapter 1 of Dotty Dimple at Play is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Dotty Dimple at Play is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS. "You is goin' off, Dotty Dimpwil." "Yes, dear, and you must kiss me." "No, not now; you isn't gone yet. You's goin' nex' day after this day."
Chapter 1 of Dotty Dimple at Play is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading “TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Yes, dear, and you must kiss me."”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “"You is goin' off, Dotty Dimpwil."”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"No, not now; you isn't gone yet.”
the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
From this reading “TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “"Yes, dear, and you must kiss me."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading You's goin' nex' day after this day."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, dear, and you must kiss me."
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You's goin' nex' day after this day."
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, dear, and you must kiss me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You is goin' off, Dotty Dimpwil."
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "You is goin' off, Dotty Dimpwil."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You is goin' off, Dotty Dimpwil."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "No, not now; you isn't gone yet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You is goin' off, Dotty Dimpwil."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, not now; you isn't gone yet.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "Yes, dear, and you must kiss me."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, dear, and you must kiss me."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes, dear, and you must kiss me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You's goin' nex' day after this day."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, not now; you isn't gone yet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, not now; you isn't gone yet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "No, not now; you isn't gone yet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You is goin' off, Dotty Dimpwil."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You's goin' nex' day after this day."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE _LITTLE "BLIND-EYED CHILDREN"_ IN THE ASYLUM FOR THE BLIND AT INDIANAPOLIS.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, dear, and you must kiss me."
but in spite of that
From this reading "No, not now; you isn't gone yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You is goin' off, Dotty Dimpwil."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You's goin' nex' day after this day."
Chapter 1 of Dotty Dimple at Play by Sophie May holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 127 sentences of Dotty Dimple at Play, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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