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Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall
Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Annie Roe Carr • Curated US English Learning Edition
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ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."
"But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.
"She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.
Susan rolled her eyes.
"Go 'long, chile!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall is here in full — 148 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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ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."
Line 2
"But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.
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"She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.
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Susan rolled her eyes.
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"Go 'long, chile!
/ɡoʊ lɔːŋ ˈtʃɪli/

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boathouse noun US /ˈboʊtˈhaʊs/

a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats

From this reading “ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."”

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chile noun US /ˈtʃɪli/

a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

From this reading “"Go 'long, chile!”

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dreadfully adverb US /ˈdredfəli/

of a dreadful kind

From this reading “"But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.”

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grim adjective US /ɡrɪm/

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading “ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."”

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Nan noun US /næn/

your grandmother

From this reading “"But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.”

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sympathetically adverb US /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/

with respect to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading “"But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.”

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tend verb US /tend/

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading “ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."”

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wickedly adverb US /ˈwɪkɪdli/

in a wicked evil manner

From this reading “"She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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dreadfully frightened adverb + adjective

In this reading “"But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.”

349 times in 225,867 chapters
wait upon verb + particle

In this reading “ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."”

5,876 times in 225,867 chapters
saw a ghost verb + article + noun counted as “saw … ghost”

In this reading “"She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.”

276 times in 225,867 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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ALLadjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.

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Bess

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From this reading "She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.

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blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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BOATHOUSEnounUS /ˈboʊtˈhaʊs/

a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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chilenounUS /ˈtʃɪli/

a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast

From this reading "Go 'long, chile!

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chillen

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From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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commandedverbUS /kəˈmændɪd/

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.

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Cupp

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From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/

of a dreadful kind

From this reading "But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.

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expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading Susan rolled her eyes.

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facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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frightenedadjectiveUS /ˈfraɪtənd/

made afraid

From this reading "But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.

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GHOSTnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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grimadjectiveUS /ɡrɪm/

not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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I'll

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From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

Pending verification
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.

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longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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NannounUS /næn/

your grandmother

From this reading "But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.

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perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading "She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.

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rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading Susan rolled her eyes.

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sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading "She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.

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setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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she's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.

Pending verification
Susan

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

Pending verification
sympatheticallyadverbUS /ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪkəli/

with respect to the sympathetic nervous system

From this reading "But she's been dreadfully frightened, Susan," cried Nan, sympathetically.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tendverbUS /tend/

have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

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toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading ALL ABOUT THE BOATHOUSE GHOST Susan, her black face set in a very grim expression, came to wait upon Mrs. Cupp. "Go 'long, chillen," she commanded, "I'll 'tend to her."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading "She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.

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wickedlyadverbUS /ˈwɪkɪdli/

in a wicked evil manner

From this reading "She saw a ghost, Susan," whispered Bess, perhaps a little wickedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 29 of Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall by Annie Roe Carr holds 148 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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