Chapter 12 of Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WEDDING. "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips. "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen. "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother? How would you fancy a grown-up uncle!"
Chapter 12 of Little Prudy's Dotty Dimple is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “"Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.”
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading “"Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.”
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.”
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading “"I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “"I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “"Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “"I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “A WEDDING.”
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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 A WEDDING.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother?
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother?
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother?
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
a chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading How would you fancy a grown-up uncle!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How would you fancy a grown-up uncle!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How would you fancy a grown-up uncle!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
a shaky motion
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
be seated
From this reading "Come here, little one, and sit on my knee," said Colonel Augustus Allen.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Can't you think of something next as good as a baby brother?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading How would you fancy a grown-up uncle!"
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading A WEDDING.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How would you fancy a grown-up uncle!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shan't buy any more brothers as long as I live--now you see if I do," said Dotty Dimple, with quivering lips.
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