Chapter 16 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!" Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom. "Yes, it is, Nan," Rhoda maintained. "But ours was number 648. It was an outside cabin."
Chapter 16 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.”
kept in good condition
From this reading “"Yes, it is, Nan," Rhoda maintained.”
your grandmother
From this reading “Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “"But ours was number 648.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “"But ours was number 648.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “It was an outside cabin."”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.”
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In this reading “Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.”
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From this reading "But ours was number 648.
anew
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an outside cabin."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, it is, Nan," Rhoda maintained.
kept in good condition
From this reading "Yes, it is, Nan," Rhoda maintained.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
your grandmother
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading "But ours was number 648.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "But ours was number 648.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading It was an outside cabin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
a guest cabin
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Nan exclaimed the next morning as Bess and Rhoda, one on each side of her, walked her slowly from the hospital back to the stateroom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But ours was number 648.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE HUNCH-BACK AGAIN "But this isn't where our cabin is!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it is, Nan," Rhoda maintained.
Chapter 16 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays by Annie Roe Carr holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 16 holds 245 sentences of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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