Chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath. "This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess? More like the North Pole, eh?" "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe. "It reminds me of it--it's so different.
Chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim
From this reading “"Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.”
your grandmother
From this reading “ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “"This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess?”
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading “More like the North Pole, eh?"”
with reluctance
From this reading “"Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.”
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"It reminds me of it--it's so different.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading "This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "It reminds me of it--it's so different.
with disgust
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More like the North Pole, eh?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It reminds me of it--it's so different.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading More like the North Pole, eh?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It reminds me of it--it's so different.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More like the North Pole, eh?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
your grandmother
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading More like the North Pole, eh?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading "This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess?
a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
From this reading More like the North Pole, eh?"
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
with reluctance
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "It reminds me of it--it's so different.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It reminds me of it--it's so different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This isn't Palm Beach, is it, Bess?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Palm Beach," echoed Bess disgustedly, as she reluctantly slipped out of her warm bed and reached for her bathrobe.
at the time that
From this reading ON THE ROAD "Ugh!" shivered Nan the next morning when she came into the room after her bath.
Chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach by Annie Roe Carr holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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 8 holds 96 sentences of Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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