Chapter 4 of Strawberry Acres is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Strawberry Acres is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve! This you?" Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful. The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased. He answered eagerly: "Yes.
Chapter 4 of Strawberry Acres is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
From this reading “Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.”
without or almost without hope
From this reading “The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve!”
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading “Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.”
plural of “telephone” — electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve!”
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve!”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading He answered eagerly: "Yes.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
without or almost without hope
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading He answered eagerly: "Yes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
to a considerable degree
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
an expression of greeting
From this reading TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
possessive form of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
immediately past
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
plural of “telephone” — electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve!
plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading TELEPHONES AND TENTS "Hello, Jarve!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This you?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The last time he had heard it, it had been so despondent that his own anxiety had been heavily increased.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Over the telephone Jarvis Burnside recognized Max Lane's voice, eager and cheerful.
an affirmative
From this reading He answered eagerly: "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This you?"
Chapter 4 of Strawberry Acres by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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 280 sentences of Strawberry Acres, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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