Chapter 11 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TIMID CALLER “My book! Where is it?” Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain. “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively. “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
Chapter 11 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading ““I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.”
a social or business visitor
From this reading “A TIMID CALLER “My book!”
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
From this reading ““I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.””
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading ““I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.””
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.”
inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading ““I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.””
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.”
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading “A TIMID CALLER “My book!”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TIMID CALLER “My book!
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading A TIMID CALLER “My book!
a social or business visitor
From this reading A TIMID CALLER “My book!
without stop or interruption
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where is it?”
and nothing more
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
in the recent past
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A TIMID CALLER “My book!
inflected form of “nip” — squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
extremely
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading A TIMID CALLER “My book!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Martha continued to stare severely at the spot where her book had so lately lain.
in the direction of
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I remember looking up toward you just before that cranky old crab nipped my foot.”
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I saw you sitting there reading it,” affirmed Eleanor positively.
Chapter 11 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 11 holds 113 sentences of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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