Chapter 14 of Little Miss Dorothy is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 holds 154 sentences of Little Miss Dorothy, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Little Miss Dorothy is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THREE BOXES. Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face. She turned her head and whispered: “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.” “Which shall it be to-day?” asked the chair.
Chapter 14 of Little Miss Dorothy is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ““Please tell me another story, like a good chair.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Which shall it be to-day?” asked the chair.”
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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 “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Which shall it be to-day?” asked the chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Which shall it be to-day?” asked the chair.
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From this reading THE THREE BOXES.
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From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
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From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.”
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From this reading She turned her head and whispered:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Which shall it be to-day?” asked the chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Which shall it be to-day?” asked the chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned her head and whispered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Please tell me another story, like a good chair.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THREE BOXES.
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From this reading THE THREE BOXES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Which shall it be to-day?” asked the chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned her head and whispered:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Which shall it be to-day?” asked the chair.
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From this reading She turned her head and whispered:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorothy climbed on the Talking Chair and sat with her back to the quaintly carved face.
