Chapter 26 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed. Nan stirred sleepily and turned over. The cock crowed triumphantly again. Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows. She rubbed her eyes and stretched.
Chapter 26 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tilt or slant to one side
From this reading “NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.”
past form of “crow” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.”
plural of “drape” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.”
-ing form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading “Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.”
possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother
From this reading “NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “Nan stirred sleepily and turned over.”
in a triumphant manner
From this reading “The cock crowed triumphantly again.”
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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anew
In this reading “Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.”
In this reading “Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.”
In this reading “Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
anew
From this reading The cock crowed triumphantly again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nan stirred sleepily and turned over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
past form of “crow” — dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
plural of “drape” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and stretched.
-ing form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and stretched.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
your grandmother
From this reading Nan stirred sleepily and turned over.
possessive form of “nan” — your grandmother
From this reading NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
on one occasion
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
above and across; more than
From this reading Nan stirred sleepily and turned over.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and stretched.
cut with a saw
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and stretched.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading Nan stirred sleepily and turned over.
in or at or to some place
From this reading NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Nan stirred sleepily and turned over.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading She rubbed her eyes and stretched.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NAN'S DISAPPEARANCE Somewhere on the estate a cock crowed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
in a triumphant manner
From this reading The cock crowed triumphantly again.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Nan stirred sleepily and turned over.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Nan turned once more and saw that the morning sun was filtering in through the heavy drapes at the windows.
Chapter 26 of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays by Annie Roe Carr holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 26 holds 119 sentences of Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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