Chapter 14 of The Story My Doggie Told to Me is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Story My Doggie Told to Me is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying. “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement. She’ll show well, she will, sir.” William always thought whatever Freya did was all right. I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
Chapter 14 of The Story My Doggie Told to Me is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading ““She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.”
(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
From this reading “A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading ““She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ““She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “William always thought whatever Freya did was all right.”
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.”
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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 A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
(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 William always thought whatever Freya did was all right.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading William always thought whatever Freya did was all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading William always thought whatever Freya did was all right.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
a small worthless amount
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
and nothing more
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
precisely, exactly
From this reading William always thought whatever Freya did was all right.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She’ll show well, she will, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She’ll show well, she will, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She’ll show well, she will, sir.”
term of address for a man
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She’s the sort that loves a bit of fuss and excitement.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading William always thought whatever Freya did was all right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
(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 She’ll show well, she will, sir.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I made up my mind to show them that I could behave just as well as she could, and so I went back to the carriage room.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading William always thought whatever Freya did was all right.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She’ll show well, she will, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A VISIT TO JACK “Freya won’t mind it a bit, sir,” William was saying.
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