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Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them

Chapter XXVI

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DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.
Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.
It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.
Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.
All the windows are curtained, and the house is ready to furnish.
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Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.
Line 2
Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.
/hiːr ɪz ə ɡreɪt bɪɡ ˈbjuːtəfəl ˈkʌntri dɑːl haʊs fɔːr ðə dɑːl ˈpiːpəl tuː laɪv ɪn/
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It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.
/ɪt hæz ˈwɪndoʊ ˈʃʌtərz tuː ˈoʊ.pən ənd kloʊs dɔːrz ðæt wɪl ˈoʊ.pən ənd ʃʌt ənd ðə dɔːrz hæv ˈlɪtəl dɔːr nɑːbz laɪk riːl wʌnz/
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Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.
Line 5
All the windows are curtained, and the house is ready to furnish.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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colored adjective US /ˈkʌlərd/

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading “Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.”

doll noun US /dɑːl/

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading “DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.”

frieze noun US /friːz/

an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

From this reading “Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.”

furnish verb US /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading “All the windows are curtained, and the house is ready to furnish.”

knobs noun US /nɑːbz/

plural of “knob” — a circular rounded projection or protuberance

From this reading “It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.”

rug noun US /rʌɡ/

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading “Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.”

shutters noun US /ˈʃʌtərz/

plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

From this reading “It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.”

toy noun US /tɔɪ/

an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading “DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

window shutters noun + noun counted as “window shutter”

In this reading “It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.”

door knobs noun + noun counted as “door knob”

In this reading “It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.”

certain charm adjective + noun

In this reading “DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.”

live in verb + particle

live in the house where one works

In this reading “Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.”

COUNTRY houses noun + noun counted as “country house”

a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country

In this reading “DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All the windows are curtained, and the house is ready to furnish.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

COUNTRYnounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

curtainedadjective

furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies

From this reading All the windows are curtained, and the house is ready to furnish.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

DOLLnounUS /dɑːl/

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

doorsnounUS /dɔːrz/

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

friezenounUS /friːz/

an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading All the windows are curtained, and the house is ready to furnish.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

HOUSEnounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

knobsnounUS /nɑːbz/

plural of “knob” — a circular rounded projection or protuberance

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

living-roomnoun

a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

onesnounUS /wʌnz/

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

PASTEBOARDnoun

stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

possessverbUS /pəˈzes/

have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading All the windows are curtained, and the house is ready to furnish.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

rugnounUS /rʌɡ/

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

shutverbUS /ʃʌt/

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

shuttersnounUS /ˈʃʌtərz/

plural of “shutter” — a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Here is a great, big, beautiful, country doll house for the doll people to live in.

toynounUS /tɔɪ/

an artifact designed to be played with

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading DOLL HOUSE OF PASTEBOARD COUNTRY houses are very attractive, even the toy ones possess a certain charm.

wallsnounUS /wɔːlz/

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

windownounUS /ˈwɪndoʊ/

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading It has window shutters to open and close, doors that will open and shut, and the doors have little door knobs like real ones.

windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading All the windows are curtained, and the house is ready to furnish.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Each room has a different, colored frieze around the walls, and the floor of the living-room is covered with a handsome rug.

Chapter 26 of Things Worth Doing and How To Do Them by Lina Beard holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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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