Chapter 16 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come along, Amos! We must get a closer look at that ship!" Chris cried, putting his glass away. Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross. The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
Chapter 16 of Mr. Wicker's Window is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading “"Come along, Amos!”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “We must get a closer look at that ship!"”
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading “The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Chris cried, putting his glass away.”
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading “Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.”
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading “Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.”
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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 We must get a closer look at that ship!"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along, Amos!
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading "Come along, Amos!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We must get a closer look at that ship!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Chris cried, putting his glass away.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chris cried, putting his glass away.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading We must get a closer look at that ship!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along, Amos!
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Chris cried, putting his glass away.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We must get a closer look at that ship!"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Chris cried, putting his glass away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Chris cried, putting his glass away.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We must get a closer look at that ship!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must get a closer look at that ship!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading Chris cried, putting his glass away.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
-ing form of “scramble” — to move hurriedly
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
transport commercially
From this reading We must get a closer look at that ship!"
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We must get a closer look at that ship!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
up to a particular time
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scrambling down, the two boys ran along the stream until it was shallow enough to cross.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must get a closer look at that ship!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The water was icy, telling, as well as the turning leaves and cooler air, that fall had come and winter was on the way.
Chapter 16 of Mr. Wicker's Window by Carley Dawson holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 16 holds 78 sentences of Mr. Wicker's Window, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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