Chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, well, well!" said the large woman. "So you are! Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot. Are you helping Father?" "Yes," said the Twins.
Chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 55/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 271–275
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Are you helping Father?"”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “Are you helping Father?"”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"Well, well, well!" said the large woman.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “"Yes," said the Twins.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"Well, well, well!" said the large woman.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes," said the Twins.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So you are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Are you helping Father?"
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Are you helping Father?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, well, well!" said the large woman.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, well, well!" said the large woman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you are!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, well, well!" said the large woman.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading "Yes," said the Twins.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now my name is Vrouw Van der Kloot.
(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, well, well!" said the large woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Well, well, well!" said the large woman.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said the Twins.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you are!
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.
Chapter 1 holds 511 sentences of The Dutch Twins, unabridged, divided into 103 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 511 sentences, grouped into 103 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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