Chapter 17 of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!" Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess. "Never heard of such a thing. Never saw such a thing happen. Couldn't possibly sit quietly and watch a bullfight.
Chapter 17 of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
From this reading “A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.”
the act of departing
From this reading “A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"”
come to pass
From this reading “Never saw such a thing happen.”
excessively quick
From this reading “A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"”
Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
From this reading “Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.”
possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother
From this reading “Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.”
by chance
From this reading “Couldn't possibly sit quietly and watch a bullfight.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"”
In this reading “"Never heard of such a thing.”
In this reading “A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"”
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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 A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.
a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators
From this reading A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Couldn't possibly sit quietly and watch a bullfight.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.
the act of departing
From this reading A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.
come to pass
From this reading Never saw such a thing happen.
excessively quick
From this reading A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.
Canadian explorer (born in England) who explored the Mackenzie River and who was first to cross North America by land north of Mexico (1764-1820)
From this reading Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.
possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother
From this reading Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never heard of such a thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Never heard of such a thing.
by chance
From this reading Couldn't possibly sit quietly and watch a bullfight.
with low volume
From this reading A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"
cut with a saw
From this reading Never saw such a thing happen.
be seated
From this reading A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Never heard of such a thing.
a special situation
From this reading "Never heard of such a thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Adair MacKenzie had heard Nan's counsel to Bess.
look attentively
From this reading A HASTY DEPARTURE "Sit quietly and watch a bullfight!"
Chapter 17 of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border by Annie Roe Carr holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 17 holds 131 sentences of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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