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Chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!" "Just like a g-g-girl," said Kit. "They don't know how to f-f-fish." You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold. "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.
Chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 26/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 126–130
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.”
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “"O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"”
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
From this reading “"Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"”
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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 "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.
for the reason that
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't know how to f-f-fish."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't know how to f-f-fish."
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just like a g-g-girl," said Kit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They don't know how to f-f-fish."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Just like a g-g-girl," said Kit.
the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
From this reading "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "They don't know how to f-f-fish."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Just like a g-g-girl," said Kit.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They don't know how to f-f-fish."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They don't know how to f-f-fish."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, anyway," said Kat, "I caught more than you did.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
at the time that
From this reading "O Kit," she said, "I truly thought it was a fish on my line when I jumped!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see his teeth were chattering, because the water was cold.
Chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins holds 511 sentences, grouped into 103 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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