Chapter 14 of Two Little Women is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Two Little Women is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!" Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan. "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected. "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith. You're a regular born cook, and that's different."
Chapter 14 of Two Little Women is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading “THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.”
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading “Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “"But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.”
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.”
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In this reading “Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.”
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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 "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
brought into existence
From this reading You're a regular born cook, and that's different."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith.
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
prepare a hot meal
From this reading You're a regular born cook, and that's different."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading You're a regular born cook, and that's different."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
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From this reading "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
one or the other of two
From this reading "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith.
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "But I never made a cake in my life," Dolly objected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
win approval or support for
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading You're a regular born cook, and that's different."
possessive form of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're a regular born cook, and that's different."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAKE CONTEST "Oh, _do_ go in for it!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edith Holmes was saying, as she and Maisie Norris sat on the edge of the Rose's shack and tried to persuade Dotty and Dolly to agree to their plan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Nor I, either," said Dotty; "I don't see how we can, Edith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're a regular born cook, and that's different."
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