Chapter 7 of Hidden Creek is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Hidden Creek is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila. At once his face changed to one of deep concern. "Why, girl! What's happened to you? You got no call to feel like that!"
Chapter 7 of Hidden Creek is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “At once his face changed to one of deep concern.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.”
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “At once his face changed to one of deep concern.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “At once his face changed to one of deep concern.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What's happened to you?”
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading “ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.”
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plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading You got no call to feel like that!"
taking care or paying attention
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading You got no call to feel like that!"
a young female
From this reading "Why, girl!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You got no call to feel like that!"
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What's happened to you?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You got no call to feel like that!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
not any; not one
From this reading You got no call to feel like that!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
on one occasion
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
worthless or oversimplified ideas
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
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From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You got no call to feel like that!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARTISTS Pap closed the door carefully behind him before he looked at Sheila.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At once his face changed to one of deep concern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's happened to you?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, girl!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What's happened to you?
Chapter 7 of Hidden Creek by Katharine Newlin Burt holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 7 holds 250 sentences of Hidden Creek, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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