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Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.
They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.
"You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.
"Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.
Our culture increases with our civilization.
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Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad

Chapter XXVIII · Chapter 28

Chapter 28 of Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.
Line 2
They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.
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"You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.
Line 4
"Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.
/nekst jɪr ðə ˈfaʊntən ʌv ðə aɪs kriːm ˈsoʊdə wɪl biː ɪn ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən laɪk ðoʊz juː hæv ɪn ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ wɪtʃ ɪz əˈmerəkə/
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Our culture increases with our civilization.
/ˈaʊər ˈkʌltʃər ɪnˈkriːsəz wɪð ˈaʊər ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

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

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Chicago noun US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading “"Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.”

cream noun US /kriːm/

the best people or things in a group

From this reading “"Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.”

culture noun US /ˈkʌltʃər/

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading “Our culture increases with our civilization.”

increases noun US /ɪnˈkriːsəz/

plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added

From this reading “Our culture increases with our civilization.”

operation noun US /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/

the state of being in effect or being operative

From this reading “"Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.”

regretful adjective US /rɪˈɡretfəl/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading “"You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.”

soda noun US /ˈsoʊdə/

a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

From this reading “"Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.”

victoria noun US /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading “They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

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 They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/

a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

From this reading Our culture increases with our civilization.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

creamnounUS /kriːm/

the best people or things in a group

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

culturenounUS /ˈkʌltʃər/

a particular society at a particular time and place

From this reading Our culture increases with our civilization.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

DREAMSnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

DRESS-MAKING

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From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

familynounUS /ˈfæməli/

a social unit living together

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

Frascatti

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

icenounUS /aɪs/

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

increasesnounUS /ɪnˈkriːsəz/

plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added

From this reading Our culture increases with our civilization.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

operationnounUS /ˌɑːpərˈeɪʃən/

the state of being in effect or being operative

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Our culture increases with our civilization.

regretfuladjectiveUS /rɪˈɡretfəl/

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

signorini

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

sodanounUS /ˈsoʊdə/

a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

Taormina

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

Tato

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

victorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading They left Taormina the next day, and Frascatti drove all the girls in his victoria to the station.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading DREAMS AND DRESS-MAKING Tato was now one of the family.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Our culture increases with our civilization.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "Next year the fountain of the ice cream soda will be in operation, like those you have in Chicago, which is America.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You must come again, signorini," said he, looking regretful at their departure.

Chapter 28 of Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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Sunday
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