Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of And both were young is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What!" Flip yelled. "Her _daughter_!" "Hush. Here she comes.
And both were young
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of And both were young is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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"What!"
Flip
yelled.
"Her
_daughter_!"
"Hush.
Here
she
comes.
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And both were young
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of And both were young is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"What!"
/wʌt/
Line 2
Flip
yelled.
/flɪp jeld/
Line 3
"Her
_daughter_!"
/hɜːr ˈdɔːtər/
Line 4
"Hush.
/hʌʃ/
Line 5
Here
she
comes.
/hiːr ʃiː kʌmz/
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Here she comes.”
a female human offspring
Flip
verb
US /flɪp/
lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading “Flip yelled.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here she comes.”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “"Hush.”
yelled
adjective
US /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Flip yelled.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here she comes.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Her _daughter_!"
FlipverbUS /flɪp/
lightly throw to see which side comes up
From this reading Flip yelled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Her _daughter_!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here she comes.
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading "Hush.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here she comes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!"
yelledadjectiveUS /jeld/
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Flip yelled.
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