Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple Out West is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple Out West is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A POST OFFICE LETTER." The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty. It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home. The house might burn up before ever she got back. Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."
Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple Out West is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “The house might burn up before ever she got back.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.”
either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading “Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.”
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
From this reading “Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."”
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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 "A POST OFFICE LETTER."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The house might burn up before ever she got back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The house might burn up before ever she got back.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty.
at any time
From this reading The house might burn up before ever she got back.
very far away in space or time
From this reading The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The house might burn up before ever she got back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house might burn up before ever she got back.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "A POST OFFICE LETTER."
either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The house might burn up before ever she got back.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "A POST OFFICE LETTER."
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading "A POST OFFICE LETTER."
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From this reading Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."
on the contrary
From this reading The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
From this reading Prudy might have a lung fever, and mamma the "typo."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The house might burn up before ever she got back.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The "far-off" feeling rather increased upon Dotty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she had never before reflected upon the immense distance which lay between her and home.
Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple Out West by Sophie May holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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 12 holds 261 sentences of Dotty Dimple Out West, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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