Chapter 30 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE SNOW. Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in. She was moody and absent. She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross. Quintard told her to be as cross as she liked.
Chapter 30 of Hermia Suydam is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “She was moody and absent.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Quintard told her to be as cross as she liked.”
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading “She was moody and absent.”
easily agitated
From this reading “She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “THROUGH THE SNOW.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.”
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 “Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.”
In this reading “THROUGH THE SNOW.”
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 Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
not being in a specified place
From this reading She was moody and absent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Quintard told her to be as cross as she liked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
travel across or pass over
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
set up or found
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Quintard told her to be as cross as she liked.
United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998)
From this reading She was moody and absent.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
easily agitated
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was moody and absent.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THROUGH THE SNOW.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE SNOW.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE SNOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Quintard told her to be as cross as she liked.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
precisely as stated
From this reading She felt nervous, she said, and he need not be surprised if he found her very cross.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was moody and absent.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Two days later Hermia went to a large dinner, and Quintard took her in.
Chapter 30 of Hermia Suydam by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 30 holds 118 sentences of Hermia Suydam, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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