Chapter 26 of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before. The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust. In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin. Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming. “Oh!” she gasped into Tom's ear.
Chapter 26 of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Oh!” she gasped into Tom's ear.”
your grandmother
From this reading “Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.”
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading “In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.”
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading “The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.”
the act of swimming
From this reading “Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading ““Oh!” she gasped into Tom's ear.”
an extended area of land
From this reading “The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.”
a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
From this reading “Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Oh!” she gasped into Tom's ear.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Oh!” she gasped into Tom's ear.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Oh!” she gasped into Tom's ear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.
your grandmother
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!” she gasped into Tom's ear.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance
From this reading In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.
fine particles of wood made by sawing wood
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Nan knew she had never seen it rain so hard before.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
possessing sweep
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
the act of swimming
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “Oh!” she gasped into Tom's ear.
an extended area of land
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
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 falling water was like a drop-curtain, swept across the stage of the open tract of sawdust.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In a few minutes they were saturated to the skin.
a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
From this reading Nan could not have been any wetter if she had gone in swimming.
Chapter 26 of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp by Annie Roe Carr holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
Chapter 26 holds 139 sentences of Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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