Chapter 3 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?" "She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove. An' that's every last word that she says." "There's no cottage in Squid Cove," said Sandy. "No cottage there," Elizabeth's mother agreed, "t' be homesick for.
Chapter 3 of Harbor Tales Down North With an Appreciation is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “"She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.”
a small inlet
From this reading “"Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “"Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"”
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “"No cottage there," Elizabeth's mother agreed, "t' be homesick for.”
longing to return home
From this reading “"She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.”
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading “"There's no cottage in Squid Cove," said Sandy.”
(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
From this reading “"Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “"Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "No cottage there," Elizabeth's mother agreed, "t' be homesick for.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An' that's every last word that she says."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No cottage there," Elizabeth's mother agreed, "t' be homesick for.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.
a small inlet
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading "No cottage there," Elizabeth's mother agreed, "t' be homesick for.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading An' that's every last word that she says."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
longing to return home
From this reading "She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.
immediately past
From this reading An' that's every last word that she says."
a female domestic
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "No cottage there," Elizabeth's mother agreed, "t' be homesick for.
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no cottage in Squid Cove," said Sandy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's no cottage in Squid Cove," said Sandy.
of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
From this reading "There's no cottage in Squid Cove," said Sandy.
express in words
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She says she's homesick for the cottage in Squid Cove.
(Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "No cottage there," Elizabeth's mother agreed, "t' be homesick for.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An' that's every last word that she says."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An' that's every last word that she says."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "No cottage there," Elizabeth's mother agreed, "t' be homesick for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no cottage in Squid Cove," said Sandy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Woman," he demanded, eager and tense, "what does the maid say about Squid Cove?"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading An' that's every last word that she says."
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