Chapter 10 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROUBLE FOR NAN "Now what?" Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing. Nan turned. She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again. It looked like such fun!
Chapter 10 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arc” — electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading “She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.”
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.”
plural of “gull” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.”
not able to be found
From this reading “She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.”
your grandmother
From this reading “TROUBLE FOR NAN "Now what?"”
travel by means of steam power
From this reading “Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.”
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
From this reading “She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.”
-ing form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading “She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.”
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In this reading “Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.”
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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 Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
anew
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
plural of “arc” — electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TROUBLE FOR NAN "Now what?"
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading It looked like such fun!
brought together in one place
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
plural of “gull” — a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It looked like such fun!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It looked like such fun!
not able to be found
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
your grandmother
From this reading TROUBLE FOR NAN "Now what?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading TROUBLE FOR NAN "Now what?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
above and across; more than
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
transport commercially
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
travel by means of steam power
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It looked like such fun!
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
-ing form of “swoop” — move down on as if in an attack
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE FOR NAN "Now what?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Nan turned.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bess was feeling a little forlorn as the big ship gathered steam and the figures on shore faded away to nothing.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TROUBLE FOR NAN "Now what?"
a Caucasian
From this reading She had been watching the white sea gulls swooping in great arcs down over the boat, missing it, and turning to swoop again.
Chapter 10 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays by Annie Roe Carr holds 133 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 10 holds 133 sentences of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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