Chapter 3 of Cynthia Steps Out is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cynthia Steps Out is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart. Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia. “Oh, but it is grand to see you. And how brown you will get here! Come along.
Chapter 3 of Cynthia Steps Out is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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further or added
From this reading “Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.”
present
From this reading “Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.”
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading “Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.”
smooth and unconstrained in movement
From this reading “_Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.”
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.”
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
wearing footgear
From this reading “_Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.”
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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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “Come along.”
In this reading “And how brown you will get here!”
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 _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
further or added
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how brown you will get here!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
present
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
a youthful male person
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And how brown you will get here!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, but it is grand to see you.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come along.
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
smooth and unconstrained in movement
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And how brown you will get here!
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Oh, but it is grand to see you.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And how brown you will get here!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how brown you will get here!
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, but it is grand to see you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, but it is grand to see you.
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, but it is grand to see you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
coated with paint
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
a shoe carved from a single block of wood
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Oh, but it is grand to see you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
wearing footgear
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Then she turned to bestow an additional hug on the waiting Cynthia.
which person or people
From this reading _Brittany_ COLD-IN-THE-HEAD Nancy’s rapid, fluent French gave directions to the small, sabot shod boy who dragged behind him a blue painted hand cart.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And how brown you will get here!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, but it is grand to see you.
Chapter 3 of Cynthia Steps Out by Erick Berry holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 407 sentences of Cynthia Steps Out, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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