Chapter 3 of Deep channel is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Deep channel is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, my bread-rolls; yes, that’s right. I got to go.” Mrs. Wicket turned away. “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk. Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
Chapter 3 of Deep channel is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading ““But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.”
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading ““But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ““But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.”
cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
From this reading “Mrs. Wicket turned away.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading ““But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.”
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 Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Wicket turned away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, my bread-rolls; yes, that’s right.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I got to go.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got to go.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got to go.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Wicket turned away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Yes, my bread-rolls; yes, that’s right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Yes, my bread-rolls; yes, that’s right.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Julie shut her door and sat down in a chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, my bread-rolls; yes, that’s right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got to go.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Wicket turned away.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But I do think that’s mighty funny, Julie,” she called back as she went down the walk.
cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket
From this reading Mrs. Wicket turned away.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, my bread-rolls; yes, that’s right.
Chapter 3 of Deep channel by Margaret Prescott Montague 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 3 holds 440 sentences of Deep channel, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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