Chapter 5 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SURPRISE FOR EVERYONE! At long last came four o'clock. Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls. She was proud of the school, proud of the work she had done there. She looked up.
Chapter 5 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
disregarded
From this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
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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a private school where students are lodged and fed as well as taught
In this reading “Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.”
seek information from
In this reading “She looked up.”
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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 Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At long last came four o'clock.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At long last came four o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She was proud of the school, proud of the work she had done there.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
every person
From this reading SURPRISE FOR EVERYONE!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SURPRISE FOR EVERYONE!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading At long last came four o'clock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
immediately past
From this reading At long last came four o'clock.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At long last came four o'clock.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up.
disregarded
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
according to the clock
From this reading At long last came four o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading She was proud of the school, proud of the work she had done there.
worn and broken down by hard use
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
an educational institution
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading SURPRISE FOR EVERYONE!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She was proud of the school, proud of the work she had done there.
given a completely different form or appearance
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was proud of the school, proud of the work she had done there.
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading Dr. Prescott walked down the big, winding stairway of the castle-like structure that she had transformed from a run-down neglected dwelling into a boarding school for girls.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She was proud of the school, proud of the work she had done there.
Chapter 5 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays by Annie Roe Carr holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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