Chapter 5 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THE SCREW-UP PENCIL.” “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something. Mayn’t Prudy do it?” “Do what, dear?” “Talk to Miss Parker.”
Chapter 5 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading ““Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.”
dearly loved
From this reading ““Do what, dear?””
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading ““Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ““Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ““Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.”
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading ““Talk to Miss Parker.””
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading ““THE SCREW-UP PENCIL.””
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading ““Talk to Miss Parker.””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.”
In this reading ““Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.”
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.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
dearly loved
From this reading “Do what, dear?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mayn’t Prudy do it?”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mayn’t Prudy do it?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mayn’t Prudy do it?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Talk to Miss Parker.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)
From this reading “Talk to Miss Parker.”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “THE SCREW-UP PENCIL.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mayn’t Prudy do it?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THE SCREW-UP PENCIL.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Talk to Miss Parker.”
express in words
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THE SCREW-UP PENCIL.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Do what, dear?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mother,” said Dotty, next morning, with eyes on the carpet, “I want to tell you something.
Chapter 5 of Dotty Dimple at School by Sophie May holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 5 holds 172 sentences of Dotty Dimple at School, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Dotty Dimple at School by Sophie May exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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