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Nid and Nod

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Nid and Nod is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ralph Henry Barbour • Curated US English Learning Edition
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ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.
Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.
They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.
At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.
Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.
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Nid and Nod

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Nid and Nod is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.
Line 2
Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.
Line 3
They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.
/ðeɪ ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd tuː ɡoʊ daʊn tuː ðə ˈrɪvər fɔːr ðer wɔːk ðɪs ˌæftərˈnuːn ənd wɜːr suːn dɪˈsendɪŋ ˈwɔːlnʌt striːt/
Line 4
At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.
Line 5
Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.
/ðen ðeɪ hæd tuː rɪˈtɜːrn əˈɡen tuː ðə træks ənd krɔːs ə brɪdʒ ðæt spænd ə ˈneroʊ ˈɪnlet/

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crow verb US /kroʊ/

dwell on with satisfaction

From this reading “ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
descending adjective US /dɪˈsendɪŋ/

coming down or downward

From this reading “They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inlet noun US /ˈɪnlet/

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading “Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
southward adverb US /ˈsaʊθwərd/

toward the south

From this reading “At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spanned verb US /spænd/

inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period

From this reading “Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.”

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Starling noun US /ˈstɑːrlɪŋ/

gregarious birds native to the Old World

From this reading “ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twins noun US /twɪnz/

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading “ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Walnut noun US /ˈwɔːlnʌt/

nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

From this reading “They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

cross a bridge verb + article + noun counted as “cross … bridge”

In this reading “Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.”

410 times in 426,211 chapters
next afternoon adjective + noun

In this reading “ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.”

1,660 times in 426,211 chapters
go down verb + adjective

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.”

68,434 times in 426,211 chapters
beside the river preposition + article + noun counted as “beside … river”

In this reading “At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.”

529 times in 426,211 chapters
At the station preposition + article + noun counted as “at … station”

In this reading “At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.”

5,980 times in 426,211 chapters
return again verb + particle

In this reading “Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.”

2,745 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 69

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

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afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BobverbUS /bɑːb/

move up and down repeatedly

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bridgenounUS /brɪdʒ/

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
crossverbUS /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

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crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/

placed crosswise

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

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CROWverbUS /kroʊ/

dwell on with satisfaction

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Deane's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

Pending verification
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/

recognizable; marked

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
descendingadjectiveUS /dɪˈsendɪŋ/

coming down or downward

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

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Ferrand

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

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freight-shed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

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goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grandmothernounUS /ˈɡrændmʌðər/

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
informedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmd/

having much knowledge or education

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inletnounUS /ˈɪnlet/

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Mae

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

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narrowverbUS /ˈneroʊ/

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Polly

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

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Poughkeepsie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

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reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

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southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/

toward the south

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spannedverbUS /spænd/

inflected form of “span” — to cover or extend over an area or time period

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sparklingadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːrklɪŋ/

shining with brilliant points of light like stars

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spendverbUS /spend/

use up a period of time in a specific way

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StarlingnounUS /ˈstɑːrlɪŋ/

gregarious birds native to the Old World

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
StreetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SundaynounUS /ˈsʌndeɪ/

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sunlightnounUS /ˈsʌnlaɪt/

the rays of the sun

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then they had to return again to the tracks and cross a bridge that spanned a narrow inlet.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tracksnounUS /træks/

plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
walknounUS /wɔːk/

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WalnutnounUS /ˈwɔːlnʌt/

nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading At the station they crossed the tracks, passed the freight-shed, and went southward beside the river, blue and sparkling in the spring sunlight.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They decided to go down to the river for their walk this afternoon, and were soon descending Walnut Street.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WidownounUS /ˈwɪdoʊ/

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

From this reading ON LITTLE CROW Mae Ferrand was not on hand the next afternoon when the twins and Bob Starling reached the Widow Deane’s.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mae, Polly informed them, had gone to Poughkeepsie to spend Sunday with her grandmother.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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