Chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!" It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station. Nan caught her breath. How nice he looked! How much older he seemed.
Chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.”
your grandmother
From this reading “It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “How much older he seemed.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.”
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.”
accept gladly
From this reading “OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"”
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 “How much older he seemed.”
In this reading “OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"”
In this reading “It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
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From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Nan caught her breath.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Nan caught her breath.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
an opposing military force
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How nice he looked!
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nan caught her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How nice he looked!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading How nice he looked!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much older he seemed.
your grandmother
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading How nice he looked!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading How much older he seemed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading How much older he seemed.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
create by training and teaching
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
possessive form of “walter” — German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Walter's hearty voice greeting Nan and Bess as their train pulled into the busy Chicago station.
accept gladly
From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND AN ENEMY "Welcome to our city!"
Chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays by Annie Roe Carr holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 8 holds 172 sentences of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays by Annie Roe Carr exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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