Chapter 11 of Dreamikins is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Dreamikins is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess. Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage. One morning she was very inattentive. She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away. "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
Chapter 11 of Dreamikins is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.”
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading “Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.”
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading “A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.”
showing a lack of attention or care
From this reading “One morning she was very inattentive.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.”
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
From this reading “She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.”
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 “Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.”
In this reading “A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
(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 Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
from appearances alone
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625)
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
showing a lack of attention or care
From this reading One morning she was very inattentive.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
held dear
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning she was very inattentive.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning she was very inattentive.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One morning she was very inattentive.
(formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
a quantity of money
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dreamikins, this is lesson-time," said Miss Fletcher sharply.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
precisely as stated
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A Visit to a Farm THE little girls became very fond of their governess.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Fletcher loved them all; but of the three, Dreamikins was the most difficult to manage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading She sat with her slate before her, apparently working out a sum, but her brain was far away.
Chapter 11 of Dreamikins by Amy Le Feuvre holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 11 holds 219 sentences of Dreamikins, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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