Chapter 7 of Mrs. Dot: A Farce is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Mrs. Dot: A Farce is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NELLIE. We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden. FREDDIE. I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots. MRS.
Chapter 7 of Mrs. Dot: A Farce is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.”
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading “I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.”
the act of departing
From this reading “We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a small garden where vegetables are grown
In this reading “We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.”
In this reading “I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.”
In this reading “I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
used as intensifiers
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
plural of “carrot” — deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
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From this reading FREDDIE.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
the act of departing
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
and nothing more
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
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From this reading NELLIE.
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From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’re just going to look at the kitchen garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve told Miss Sellenger that you’ve got some most awfully good carrots.
Chapter 7 of Mrs. Dot: A Farce by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 415 sentences of Mrs. Dot: A Farce, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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