Chapter 5 of Hurrah for New England! is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Hurrah for New England! is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VISIT TO THE CUNARD STEAMER. FROM PIDGIE TO BENNIE. Nowhere in particular, July 22d. I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written. Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
Chapter 5 of Hurrah for New England! is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a form of amphetamine
From this reading “FROM PIDGIE TO BENNIE.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “Nowhere in particular, July 22d.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “Nowhere in particular, July 22d.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.”
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading “VISIT TO THE CUNARD STEAMER.”
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading “Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.”
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From this reading Nowhere in particular, July 22d.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
a form of amphetamine
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO BENNIE.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VISIT TO THE CUNARD STEAMER.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Nowhere in particular, July 22d.
dearly loved
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
at any time
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO BENNIE.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nowhere in particular, July 22d.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Nowhere in particular, July 22d.
the literary culture
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
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 I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
an insignificant place
From this reading Nowhere in particular, July 22d.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Nowhere in particular, July 22d.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PIDGIE TO BENNIE.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading VISIT TO THE CUNARD STEAMER.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VISIT TO THE CUNARD STEAMER.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VISIT TO THE CUNARD STEAMER.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading VISIT TO THE CUNARD STEAMER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Though we had been nearly three weeks from home, we had not stopped at any port, or spoken a single vessel.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was almost in despair, dear Bennie, of ever getting a chance to send you the nice long letters I had written.
Chapter 5 of Hurrah for New England! by Cornelia L. (Cornelia Louisa) Tuthill holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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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