Chapter 16 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOTHING OR SOMETHING? Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron. “When did you see Patsy last?” Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm. “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
Chapter 16 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading ““She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.”
given to inquiry
From this reading “Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.”
full of life and energy
From this reading “Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.”
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading “Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading ““When did you see Patsy last?””
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.”
travel through water
From this reading ““She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.”
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.
In this reading “Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.”
In this reading ““She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.”
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “When did you see Patsy last?”
having the place or position changed
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.
given to inquiry
From this reading Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.
immediately past
From this reading “When did you see Patsy last?”
full of life and energy
From this reading Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading NOTHING OR SOMETHING?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading NOTHING OR SOMETHING?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “When did you see Patsy last?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “When did you see Patsy last?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading NOTHING OR SOMETHING?
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
travel through water
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She was lying in the sand when I started to swim out to Mab and Nellie,” replied Bee.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Martha was inquiring in lively alarm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
at the time that
From this reading “When did you see Patsy last?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile, down on the sands, three anxious-eyed girls were holding counsel with an equally disturbed matron.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When did you see Patsy last?”
Chapter 16 of Patsy Carroll Under Southern Skies by Josephine, -1931 Chase holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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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