Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple's Flyaway is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple's Flyaway is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FULL NIPPERKIN. Prudy scorned to take the ten cents. "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple? If you're only sorry, that's all I ask. I didn't like to have you laugh, as if you didn't care."
Chapter 12 of Dotty Dimple's Flyaway is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.”
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading “"Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “"Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “I didn't like to have you laugh, as if you didn't care."”
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading “"Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.”
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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 "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
(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 If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I didn't like to have you laugh, as if you didn't care."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I didn't like to have you laugh, as if you didn't care."
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't like to have you laugh, as if you didn't care."
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading FULL NIPPERKIN.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.
the sound of laughing
From this reading I didn't like to have you laugh, as if you didn't care."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I didn't like to have you laugh, as if you didn't care."
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FULL NIPPERKIN.
and nothing more
From this reading If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
carry out
From this reading Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.
a special situation
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prudy scorned to take the ten cents.
at the time that
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you're only sorry, that's all I ask.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you think your 'middle-aged' sister would do such a thing, when she has more money than you have, Dotty Dimple?
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