Chapter 4 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I'm taking up Dew-hopping next week. It's a wonderful new nerve cure. Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn. But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite. They HOP.
Chapter 4 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without shoes
From this reading “Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.”
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “It's a wonderful new nerve cure.”
the first light of day
From this reading “Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.”
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “I'm taking up Dew-hopping next week.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.”
at a previous time
From this reading “Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.”
jump lightly
From this reading “They HOP.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “It's a wonderful new nerve cure.”
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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 It's a wonderful new nerve cure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
without shoes
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading It's a wonderful new nerve cure.
the first light of day
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm taking up Dew-hopping next week.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
at a previous time
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
the act of departing
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
jump lightly
From this reading They HOP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm taking up Dew-hopping next week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a wonderful new nerve cure.
and nothing more
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading It's a wonderful new nerve cure.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It's a wonderful new nerve cure.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I'm taking up Dew-hopping next week.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I'm taking up Dew-hopping next week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
a special situation
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But at this new place I've discovered they don't merely walk -- that's going out, quite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'm taking up Dew-hopping next week.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Formerly it was quite the thing to walk barefoot in the dew at dawn.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I'm taking up Dew-hopping next week.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It's a wonderful new nerve cure.
Chapter 4 of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious by Don Marquis holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 192 sentences of Hermione and Her Little Group of Serious, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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