Chapter 3 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat. So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands. The ducks ate greedily. "You have very bad manners," said Kat. "You will get your clothes all dirty."
Chapter 3 of The Dutch Twins is here in full — 506 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “"You will get your clothes all dirty."”
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading “So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.”
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.”
in a greedy manner
From this reading “The ducks ate greedily.”
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 “"Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.”
plural of “lap” — the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
From this reading “So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “"Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "You will get your clothes all dirty."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading The ducks ate greedily.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "You have very bad manners," said Kat.
the two together, not just one
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
clothing in general
From this reading "You will get your clothes all dirty."
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading "Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading "You will get your clothes all dirty."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
plural of “duck” — small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You will get your clothes all dirty."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
in a greedy manner
From this reading The ducks ate greedily.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have very bad manners," said Kat.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
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 "Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.
plural of “lap” — the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
social deportment
From this reading "You have very bad manners," said Kat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she got some grain, and they both sat down on a little box and held the ducks in their laps and fed them from their hands.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading "Let's give the Twins their dinner," said Kat.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You have very bad manners," said Kat.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will get your clothes all dirty."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have very bad manners," said Kat.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will get your clothes all dirty."
Chapter 3 of The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins holds 506 sentences, grouped into 102 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 506 sentences of The Dutch Twins, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
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