Chapter 3 of Growing Up is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Growing Up is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith. “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.” “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat. “Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.” “I never had any.
Chapter 3 of Growing Up is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading ““I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.””
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading ““To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.””
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading ““I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith.”
an educational institution
From this reading ““To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.””
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading ““Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading ““To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.””
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading ““Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.”
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 ““Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “I never had any.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I never had any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
plural of “hurt” — any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never had any.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.”
an educational institution
From this reading “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To Sunday School then, if that hurts more.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “Oh, tut, tut,” came good humoredly from the front seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wouldn’t mind church,” replied Judith.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t forget your own young days, Rody.”
Chapter 3 of Growing Up by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 393 sentences of Growing Up, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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