Chapter 1 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So they took her in." "What'd she do before she was took in?" "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village. Everything she could git to do, I guess. And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
Chapter 1 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 28/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 136–140
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plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.”
your parents
From this reading “"She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Everything she could git to do, I guess.”
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “"She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.”
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading “"She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “"She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.”
fastened with stitches
From this reading “"She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "What'd she do before she was took in?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Everything she could git to do, I guess.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What'd she do before she was took in?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything she could git to do, I guess.
your parents
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Everything she could git to do, I guess.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Everything she could git to do, I guess.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So they took her in."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Everything she could git to do, I guess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So they took her in."
plural of “job” — the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
not divisible by two
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
fastened with stitches
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What'd she do before she was took in?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they took her in."
in or at or to some place
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they took her in."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything she could git to do, I guess.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So they took her in."
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading "She sewed for folks and nursed and done odd jobs for the people in the village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading And then she got old and folks wanted stylisher dresses, and she wa'n't strong enough to nurse much, so she had to be took in somewhere.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What'd she do before she was took in?"
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From this reading "What'd she do before she was took in?"
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