Chapter IX of Hour of Enchantment, ““Haunts”,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter IX of Hour of Enchantment, ““Haunts”,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?” Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question. They were still seated by the fire. “She undoubtedly thinks that.” Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
Chapter IX of Hour of Enchantment, ““Haunts”,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ““Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?””
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.”
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading ““Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?””
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “They were still seated by the fire.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading ““She undoubtedly thinks that.””
without doubt; certainly
From this reading ““She undoubtedly thinks that.””
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.”
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.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
anew
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were still seated by the fire.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
start firing a weapon
From this reading They were still seated by the fire.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
a young female
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
plural of “movie” — a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading They were still seated by the fire.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
not in physical motion
From this reading They were still seated by the fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were still seated by the fire.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “She undoubtedly thinks that.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “She undoubtedly thinks that.”
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Springing to her feet, the little French girl walked the length of the long room and back again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Jensie Crider’s eyes were big with wonder as she ventured this question.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Does she mean that you can _really_ act in the movies?”
Chapter 9 of Hour of Enchantment by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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