Chapter 28 of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him. "Tut! Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug. "Can't stand for this. What's the matter?
Chapter 28 of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading “Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.”
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading “Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.”
your grandmother
From this reading “NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.”
possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother
From this reading “NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.”
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading “Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “"Tut!”
in a way that was not expected
From this reading “NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.”
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 “Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.”
temporarily
In this reading “NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.”
In this reading “Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.”
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
In this reading “"Can't stand for this.”
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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 NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
later than; following
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
react verbally
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't stand for this.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
divisible by two
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter?
a particular point in time
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
your grandmother
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Can't stand for this.
past form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Can't stand for this.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading "Tut!
in a way that was not expected
From this reading NAN'S BIG ADVENTURE Nan couldn't answer for a moment, then unexpectedly, even to herself, she threw her arms around Adair MacKenzie's neck and kissed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the matter?
a Caucasian
From this reading Tut!" he straightened his necktie and adjusted the soft white collar of his shirt after her hug.
Chapter 28 of Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border by Annie Roe Carr holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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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