Chapter 5 of Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form. He looks fine. Oh! I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon. It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
Chapter 5 of Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “It seems like a dream--too good to be true.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “He looks fine.”
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading “CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.”
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 It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
anew
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He looks fine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looks fine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He looks fine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
form in clay, wax, etc
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
in the near future
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
male cat
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It seems like a dream--too good to be true.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I'm so glad to be back and to have Mother and Grandmother with me; and Father will be here soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading CAMP AGAIN "Aunt Susan, you've grown so young," said Ethel, "and as for Tom, well he's the glass of fashion and mould of form.
Chapter 5 of Ethel Hollister's Second Summer as by Irene Elliott Benson holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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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