Chapter 8 of Footprints is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Footprints is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I August 1, 1900. Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days. They left here last Thursday. I think that they will return to-morrow. Father had to see Dr. Joe.
Chapter 8 of Footprints is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “I August 1, 1900.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.”
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading “Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I think that they will return to-morrow.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “They left here last Thursday.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.”
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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In this reading “Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.”
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From this reading I August 1, 1900.
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From this reading I August 1, 1900.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
(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 Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading I August 1, 1900.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
dearly loved
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father had to see Dr. Joe.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Father had to see Dr. Joe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They left here last Thursday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I August 1, 1900.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father had to see Dr. Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
immediately past
From this reading They left here last Thursday.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They left here last Thursday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I think that they will return to-morrow.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Father had to see Dr. Joe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think that they will return to-morrow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left here last Thursday.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think that they will return to-morrow.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading They left here last Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think that they will return to-morrow.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Dearest Judy dear: Father and Uncle Phineas and Chris have all gone to Portland for a few days.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think that they will return to-morrow.
Chapter 8 of Footprints by Kay Cleaver Strahan holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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 8 holds 156 sentences of Footprints, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Footprints by Kay Cleaver Strahan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 156 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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