Chapter 3 of The Story of Dago is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Story of Dago is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT THE MIRROR-MONKEY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY. Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face? Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast. So much happens every day. Something is always happening here.
Chapter 3 of The Story of Dago is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?”
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?”
an event that happens
From this reading “Something is always happening here.”
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “So much happens every day.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “WHAT THE MIRROR-MONKEY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY.”
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading “Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?”
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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 Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Something is always happening here.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So much happens every day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading So much happens every day.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
a social unit living together
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
an event that happens
From this reading Something is always happening here.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading So much happens every day.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading WHAT THE MIRROR-MONKEY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Something is always happening here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT THE MIRROR-MONKEY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So much happens every day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHAT THE MIRROR-MONKEY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much happens every day.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something is always happening here.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT THE MIRROR-MONKEY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
be dressed in
From this reading Life in this family is such a wear and tear on the nerves that I feel that I am growing old fast.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading WHAT THE MIRROR-MONKEY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT THE MIRROR-MONKEY HEARD ON WEDNESDAY.
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you see any gray hairs in my fur, Ring-tail, or any new wrinkles in my face?
Chapter 3 of The Story of Dago by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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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