Chapter 3 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VERY WIDE LAKE. "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon. "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society. What a fuss they made! As if a bit of a swim could hurt me!"
Chapter 3 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “cool” — neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “"This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “What a fuss they made!”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “"Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “"This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “A VERY WIDE LAKE.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “"This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “"Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.”
travel through water
From this reading “As if a bit of a swim could hurt me!"”
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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look about oneself
In this reading “"This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.”
In this reading “"Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.”
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 A VERY WIDE LAKE.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading As if a bit of a swim could hurt me!"
superlative of “cool” — neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As if a bit of a swim could hurt me!"
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading What a fuss they made!
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
be the source of pain
From this reading As if a bit of a swim could hurt me!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if a bit of a swim could hurt me!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading A VERY WIDE LAKE.
a room where books are kept
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading What a fuss they made!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As if a bit of a swim could hurt me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
travel through water
From this reading As if a bit of a swim could hurt me!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What a fuss they made!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the coolest place there is in the house," remarked Ned, as he looked around the library that hot June afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Grandmother and the rest of them have gone out to the Sewing Society.
precisely as stated
From this reading A VERY WIDE LAKE.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a fuss they made!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A VERY WIDE LAKE.
Chapter 3 of Ned, the Son of Webb: What He Did. by William O. Stoddard holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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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