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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.
"Come, butter, come! Come, butter, come! Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter! Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll. Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.
Chapter 1 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 511 sentences across 103 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 94/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 466–470
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small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading “Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!”
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading “"Come, butter, come!”
residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
From this reading “Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!”
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading “Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!”
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading “Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.”
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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 Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
small rounded bread either plain or sweet
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use
From this reading "Come, butter, come!
residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
From this reading Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, butter, come!
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
take in liquids
From this reading Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll.
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Then she gave each of the Twins a cup of buttermilk to drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
at the time that
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Vrouw Vedder took out the butter and worked it into a nice roll.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Some for a honey cake, and some for a bun," she sang in time to the dasher; and truly, when Vrouw Vedder opened the churn, there was a large cake of yellow butter!
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