Chapter 3 of Ida's new shoes is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Ida's new shoes is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ORANGES. "Do you know, my love, who made you?" "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks." "And what did he make you for, Ida?" "I don't know, mamma."
Chapter 3 of Ida's new shoes is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your parents
From this reading “"Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."”
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading “"And what did he make you for, Ida?"”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “"Do you know, my love, who made you?"”
engage in
From this reading “"And what did he make you for, Ida?"”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."”
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “THE ORANGES.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."”
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(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 "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And what did he make you for, Ida?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know, my love, who made you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know, mamma."
your parents
From this reading "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And what did he make you for, Ida?"
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And what did he make you for, Ida?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know, mamma."
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading "And what did he make you for, Ida?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know, my love, who made you?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Do you know, my love, who made you?"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Do you know, my love, who made you?"
engage in
From this reading "And what did he make you for, Ida?"
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Do you know, my love, who made you?"
plural of “orange” — round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading THE ORANGES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ORANGES.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what did he make you for, Ida?"
which person or people
From this reading "Do you know, my love, who made you?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mamma; God made me and Berty and all the folks."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know, my love, who made you?"
Chapter 3 of Ida's new shoes by Madeline Leslie holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 3 holds 70 sentences of Ida's new shoes, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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