Chapter 1 of My Doggie and I is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of My Doggie and I is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE. CHAPTER ONE. EXPLAINS ITSELF. I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie. If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
Chapter 1 of My Doggie and I is here in full — 467 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
informal terms for dogs
From this reading “MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.”
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “EXPLAINS ITSELF.”
enter uninvited
From this reading “If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie.”
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie.”
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.”
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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 I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie.
informal terms for dogs
From this reading MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
third-person singular of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading EXPLAINS ITSELF.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
enter uninvited
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading EXPLAINS ITSELF.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading I possess a doggie--not a dog, observe, but a doggie.
past form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading MY DOGGIE AND I, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If he had been a dog I would not have presumed to intrude him on your notice.
Chapter 1 of My Doggie and I by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 467 sentences, grouped into 94 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 1 holds 467 sentences of My Doggie and I, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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