Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOTTY AND TATE. “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?” “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly. “O, Dotty! I hope you haven’t been a bad girl.
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “I hope you haven’t been a bad girl.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “DOTTY AND TATE.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading ““I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.”
an educational institution
From this reading ““Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?””
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ““Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?””
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading “DOTTY AND TATE.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading ““I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading ““I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.”
a younger sister
In this reading ““Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?””
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I hope you haven’t been a bad girl.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOTTY AND TATE.
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I hope you haven’t been a bad girl.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I hope you haven’t been a bad girl.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading DOTTY AND TATE.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
a young female
From this reading I hope you haven’t been a bad girl.
the act of departing
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope you haven’t been a bad girl.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you haven’t been a bad girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
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, Dotty!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
an educational institution
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading DOTTY AND TATE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “I don’t know anything about it; you ask too many questions,” replied the child, turning away suddenly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, little sister,” said Prudy that evening, “how do you like going to school?”
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple at School by Sophie May holds 130 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 2 holds 130 sentences of Dotty Dimple at School, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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