Chapter 4 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOTTY AND HER MOTHER. In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.” “Well, little one, how have things gone to-day?” So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake. “I don’t know, papa.
Chapter 4 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “DOTTY AND HER MOTHER.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.””
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.””
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““I don’t know, papa.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.””
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading “So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.”
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a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening
In this reading “So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.”
In this reading “In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.””
In this reading “So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.”
In this reading “In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.””
In this reading “So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.”
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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 So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
(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 In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOTTY AND HER MOTHER.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know, papa.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading DOTTY AND HER MOTHER.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Well, little one, how have things gone to-day?”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, little one, how have things gone to-day?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DOTTY AND HER MOTHER.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, little one, how have things gone to-day?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know, papa.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
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, papa.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Well, little one, how have things gone to-day?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading DOTTY AND HER MOTHER.
in a mournful manner
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, little one, how have things gone to-day?”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “I don’t know, papa.
showing or constituting penance
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading So said her father; for at the table she sat gazing mournfully at a piece of sponge cake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Well, little one, how have things gone to-day?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, little one, how have things gone to-day?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In spite of all Dotty had said about her own innocence, she felt so guilty that she was ready to sentence herself to the “penitential.”
(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 one, how have things gone to-day?”
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