Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple Out West is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple Out West is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAPTAIN'S SON. "Is your name Dollyphus?" "Yes, Adolphus Lally." "Well, my name is Alice. Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple Out West is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “THE CAPTAIN'S SON.”
plural of “grandma” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.”
support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
From this reading “"Yes, Adolphus Lally."”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Is your name Dollyphus?"”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “THE CAPTAIN'S SON.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, Adolphus Lally."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, my name is Alice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is your name Dollyphus?"
plural of “grandma” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is your name Dollyphus?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
support column consisting of a steel cylinder filled with concrete
From this reading "Yes, Adolphus Lally."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my name is Alice.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Is your name Dollyphus?"
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Nobody calls me by it but my papa and my grandmas.
a male human offspring
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTAIN'S SON.
(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, my name is Alice.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Adolphus Lally."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is your name Dollyphus?"
Chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple Out West by Sophie May holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 199 sentences of Dotty Dimple Out West, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Dotty Dimple Out West by Sophie May exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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