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Chapter 5 of My Doggie and I is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor. Miss Blythe blushed and laughed. How could she help it? I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room. That was the whole affair.
Chapter 5 of My Doggie and I is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “Miss Blythe blushed and laughed.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “"Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.”
without deviation
From this reading “"Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.”
possessive form of “dog” — 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 “"Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “"Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.”
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading That was the whole affair.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Blythe blushed and laughed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading Miss Blythe blushed and laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
the act of burning something
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she help it?
dearly loved
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
without deviation
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
possessive form of “dog” — 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 "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could she help it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How could she help it?
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Miss Blythe blushed and laughed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I hastily kissed her hand, and fled from the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could she help it?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the whole affair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the whole affair.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading That was the whole affair.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, yes, I'll be down directly!--Dear Miss Blythe, if you only knew--" "Why, the dog's burning all over--help me!" roared the doctor.
Chapter 5 of My Doggie and I by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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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