Chapter 3 of Jean Craig Grows Up is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Jean Craig Grows Up is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed. “Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky. Isn’t she, Mother?” “Never mind, dear. Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
Chapter 3 of Jean Craig Grows Up is here in full — 469 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading “Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading ““Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading ““Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading ““Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading ““Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading ““Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.”
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.
refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading ““Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
dearly loved
From this reading “Never mind, dear.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t she, Mother?”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.
engage in
From this reading “Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind, dear.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Isn’t she, Mother?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind, dear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isn’t she, Mother?”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Make her shut up,” Kit exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Jean, you’re talking exactly like Becky.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Go right on,” comforted Mrs. Craig, smiling at the eager young face beside her.
Chapter 3 of Jean Craig Grows Up by Kay Lyttleton holds 469 sentences, grouped into 94 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 3 holds 469 sentences of Jean Craig Grows Up, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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