Chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson. "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair. "But why did you not go home to-day?" "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast." "Well, why did you sit out in the cold?
Chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading “"Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “"Well, why did you sit out in the cold?”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “"Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “"Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “"Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.”
be seated
From this reading “"Well, why did you sit out in the cold?”
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return home
In this reading “"But why did you not go home to-day?"”
In this reading “"Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But why did you not go home to-day?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Well, why did you sit out in the cold?
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But why did you not go home to-day?"
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But why did you not go home to-day?"
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "But why did you not go home to-day?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, why did you sit out in the cold?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But why did you not go home to-day?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Well, why did you sit out in the cold?
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
be seated
From this reading "Well, why did you sit out in the cold?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But why did you not go home to-day?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
(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, why did you sit out in the cold?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why did you not go home to-day?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Mother said there was nothing but bread for dinner to-day, and she give it me to bring away with my breakfast."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes'm," said Dick, pulling the forelock of his light hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But why did you not go home to-day?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that your dinner?" asked Mrs. Jacobson.
Chapter 12 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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