Chapter 4 of Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NESTLINGS. An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town. Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started. "Where is they, Nono? And where's Prudy?"
Chapter 4 of Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.”
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.”
United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
From this reading “An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.”
plural of “nestling” — young bird not yet fledged
From this reading “THE NESTLINGS.”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.”
close with a zipper
From this reading “An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.”
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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 An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
later than; following
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
United States inventor of a dry-plate process of developing photographic film and of flexible film (his firm introduced roll film) and of the box camera and of a process for color photography (1854-1932)
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is they, Nono?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
plural of “nestling” — young bird not yet fledged
From this reading THE NESTLINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where is they, Nono?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NESTLINGS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
at the time that
From this reading Dotty was driving ducks, and did not see her mother and sisters when they started.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is they, Nono?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And where's Prudy?"
which person or people
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
close with a zipper
From this reading An hour or two after this, Mrs. Parlin, Susy, Prudy, and Zip went to visit Mrs. Eastman, who now lived a little way out of town.
Chapter 4 of Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple by Sophie May holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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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