Chapter 13 of Ethel Morton at Chautauqua is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Ethel Morton at Chautauqua is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting. It was the day after Old First Night. "What is it? Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army. "Nothing to do with Vera Cruz," Roger reassured them.
Chapter 13 of Ethel Morton at Chautauqua is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.”
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
From this reading “FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.”
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.”
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading “"Nothing to do with Vera Cruz," Roger reassured them.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.”
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.
In this reading “It was the day after Old First Night.”
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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 FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
later than; following
From this reading It was the day after Old First Night.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
a wheel that has wooden spokes and a metal rim
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day after Old First Night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Nothing to do with Vera Cruz," Roger reassured them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the day after Old First Night.
moving swiftly
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after Old First Night.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
information about recent and important events
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was the day after Old First Night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing to do with Vera Cruz," Roger reassured them.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was the day after Old First Night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading "Nothing to do with Vera Cruz," Roger reassured them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Nothing to do with Vera Cruz," Roger reassured them.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Nothing to do with Vera Cruz," Roger reassured them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FLYING "NEWS, news, news," shouted Roger as he turned a cartwheel before the porch on which his mother was sitting.
belonging to which person
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vera Cruz--?" asked Mrs. Morton and Ethel Blue, whose thoughts always were with the Navy and Army.
Chapter 13 of Ethel Morton at Chautauqua by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 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 13 holds 286 sentences of Ethel Morton at Chautauqua, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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