Chapter 3 of Pixie O'Shaughnessy is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Pixie O'Shaughnessy is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly. "Spots--blots! Blots--spots! I do not understand. What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
Chapter 3 of Pixie O'Shaughnessy is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “What is then the difference between blots and spots?"”
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading “"Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.”
plural of “blot” — a blemish made by dirt
From this reading “"Spots--blots!”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “What is then the difference between blots and spots?"”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.”
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading “"Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I do not understand.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
in a blank and uncomprehending manner
From this reading "Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.
plural of “blot” — a blemish made by dirt
From this reading "Spots--blots!
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not understand.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not understand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not understand.
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading "Spots!" echoed Mademoiselle blankly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I do not understand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is then the difference between blots and spots?"
Chapter 3 of Pixie O'Shaughnessy by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 3 holds 438 sentences of Pixie O'Shaughnessy, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Pixie O'Shaughnessy by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 438 sentences, grouped into 88 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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