Chapter 14 of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor. Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room: “Did you have a nice sleep, Nannie?” “Goodness, Auntie!” laughed Nan. “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
Chapter 14 of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ““Goodness, Auntie!” laughed Nan.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading ““I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading ““Goodness, Auntie!” laughed Nan.”
your grandmother
From this reading “Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading ““I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:”
someone who visits
From this reading “Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.”
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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 “Did you have a nice sleep, Nannie?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
in the past
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Goodness, Auntie!” laughed Nan.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
placed crosswise
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you have a nice sleep, Nannie?”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “Goodness, Auntie!” laughed Nan.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Did you have a nice sleep, Nannie?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
and nothing more
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Goodness, Auntie!” laughed Nan.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
your grandmother
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did you have a nice sleep, Nannie?”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Did you have a nice sleep, Nannie?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
above and across; more than
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Did you have a nice sleep, Nannie?”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
someone who visits
From this reading Nan said nothing just then about her queer little visitor.
at the time that
From this reading Aunt Kate asked her when she came out of the east room and crossed the chill desert of the parlor to the general sitting room:
during the time that
From this reading “I got over taking a nap in the daytime a good while ago, I guess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you have a nice sleep, Nannie?”
Chapter 14 of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp by Annie Roe Carr holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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