Chapter 8 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IS YOUR NAME SOLOMON? All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children. Why should they? They supposed them safe at school. At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
Chapter 8 of Dotty Dimple at School is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.”
becoming greater or larger
From this reading “At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.”
according to the clock
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.”
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.”
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading “IS YOUR NAME SOLOMON?”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.”
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In this reading “They supposed them safe at school.”
In this reading “All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.”
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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 At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
later than; following
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
(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 All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They supposed them safe at school.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
start firing a weapon
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
becoming greater or larger
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS YOUR NAME SOLOMON?
a form of address for a man
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading IS YOUR NAME SOLOMON?
not one and not the other of two
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
according to the clock
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
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From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading They supposed them safe at school.
an educational institution
From this reading They supposed them safe at school.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should they?
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading IS YOUR NAME SOLOMON?
not in physical motion
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
required or under orders
From this reading They supposed them safe at school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should they?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
during the time that
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should they?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading All this while, Mr. Parlin, doing business in the city, and his wife, sewing by her cheerful fire, had neither of them felt any anxiety about their children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At one o’clock, as the storm was still increasing, Mr. Parlin went after them with a horse and sleigh.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IS YOUR NAME SOLOMON?
Chapter 8 of Dotty Dimple at School by Sophie May holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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