Chapter 11 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, I'm going too." "I'm very glad," I said. "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit. She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife? I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
Chapter 11 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"I'm very glad," I said.”
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading “She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?”
a human being
From this reading “She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?”
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading “I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.”
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.”
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.
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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 "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm very glad," I said.
the act of departing
From this reading "Well, I'm going too."
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From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm very glad," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'm going too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
a human being
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm very glad," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Tain't that I like her a bit better than I did," said Hannah--"not a bit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Well, I'm going too."
precisely as stated
From this reading "I'm very glad," I said.
(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, I'm going too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
which person or people
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading She's a step-mother, and what's a step-mother but a sort of person who is in league against the children of the first wife?
possessive form of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading I've sworn to be a friend to the first wife's children.
Chapter 11 of Dumps - A Plain Girl by L. T. Meade holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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