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 1 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There were eleven, and so she gave back one. Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage. Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her. She keeps the sweetie shop." "Oh!
Chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 58/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 286–290
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any of various types of cabbage
From this reading “Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “There were eleven, and so she gave back one.”
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 “Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “She keeps the sweetie shop."”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.”
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading “Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.”
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading “Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading “She keeps the sweetie shop."”
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anew
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
being one more than ten
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
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 Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading She keeps the sweetie shop."
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
plural of “onion” — the bulb of an onion plant
From this reading Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.
above and across; more than
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
do one's shopping
From this reading She keeps the sweetie shop."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
a person loved by another person
From this reading She keeps the sweetie shop."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she gave Kat the money for the onions, and Kit the money for the cabbage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
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 Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were eleven, and so she gave back one.
at the time that
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Father Vedder said, "Now Kit and Kat, by and by, when you get hungry again, you can go over to Vrouw Van der Kloot's stall and buy something from her.
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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