Chapter 7 of Ann Arbor Tales is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Ann Arbor Tales is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MINNIE [_earnestly_]. Are they, indeed? Really, I never heard of such a thing. Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes. I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
Chapter 7 of Ann Arbor Tales is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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slightly wet
From this reading “Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.”
in a serious manner
the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
From this reading “I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.”
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.”
extremely
From this reading “Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.”
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading “I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.”
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.
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as an example
In this reading “Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.”
In this reading “Really, I never heard of such a thing.”
In this reading “I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.”
In this reading “I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Really, I never heard of such a thing.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
at or in or to any place
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are they, indeed?
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
slightly wet
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
in a serious manner
From this reading MINNIE [_earnestly_].
apart from; not including
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
set up or found
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
(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 Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Really, I never heard of such a thing.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
the 2nd largest of the Great Lakes
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Really, I never heard of such a thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Are they, indeed?
an occurrence of something
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MINNIE [_earnestly_].
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Really, I never heard of such a thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Really, I never heard of such a thing.
and nothing more
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
extremely
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really, I never heard of such a thing.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Really, I never heard of such a thing.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
medium-sized larch of Canada and northern United States including Alaska having a broad conic crown and rust-brown scaly bark
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I've never succeeded in finding them around here anywhere except down by the Huron River or out State Street at Tamarack Swamp.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are they, indeed?
a special situation
From this reading Really, I never heard of such a thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gray says positively, I am sure, that they are to be found growing only in damp soil; near rivers, for instance, or in marshes.
Chapter 7 of Ann Arbor Tales by Karl Edwin Harriman holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Chapter 7 holds 440 sentences of Ann Arbor Tales, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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