Chapter 4 of Sally Scott of the WAVES is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Sally Scott of the WAVES is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That narrows it down,” said Sally. “It sure does.” Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery. “Look!” She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
Chapter 4 of Sally Scott of the WAVES is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of discovering something
From this reading “Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.”
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.”
plural of “narrow” — a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
From this reading ““That narrows it down,” said Sally.”
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading “She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.”
witty remark
From this reading ““That narrows it down,” said Sally.”
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 “Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.”
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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 Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It sure does.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “That narrows it down,” said Sally.
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
of great significance or value
From this reading Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That narrows it down,” said Sally.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look!”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.
plural of “narrow” — a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
From this reading “That narrows it down,” said Sally.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That narrows it down,” said Sally.
witty remark
From this reading “That narrows it down,” said Sally.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “It sure does.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That narrows it down,” said Sally.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She jumped to her feet in her excitement, to point at a row of numbers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two evenings later Sally made a more important discovery.
Chapter 4 of Sally Scott of the WAVES by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 418 sentences of Sally Scott of the WAVES, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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