Chapter 7 of Back at School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Back at School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN GHOST MEETS GHOST. "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs. "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life? Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!" "Shh!
Chapter 7 of Back at School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the best people or things in a group
From this reading “Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “"Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “"Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “WHEN GHOST MEETS GHOST.”
gather or bring together
From this reading “Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"”
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading “Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “"Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?”
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading “"Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.”
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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frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring
In this reading “Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
(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 "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
the best people or things in a group
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
divisible by two
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
at any time
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
plural of “form” — the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading WHEN GHOST MEETS GHOST.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading WHEN GHOST MEETS GHOST.
gather or bring together
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shh!
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Gee, but I'm hungry!" exclaimed Dum, as we trailed our sheeted forms up the stairs.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN GHOST MEETS GHOST.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, my cake was cut so thin and my ice cream was so scant, they could not have passed muster even at a church fair!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you ever see such slim eats in all your life?
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