Chapter 8 of Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Five miles. That won't take us long, and we're almost there now." "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of. Hurry, Hu! Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
Chapter 8 of Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.”
more quickly
From this reading “Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.”
having hills and crags
From this reading “"Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “Hurry, Hu!”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “"Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
more quickly
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "Five miles.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
having hills and crags
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hurry, Hu!
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading Hurry, Hu!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Five miles.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
above and across; more than
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
express in speech
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
carry out
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Let's ride faster and get through it before that cloud gets over the moon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That won't take us long, and we're almost there now."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; but it's hilly and no track to speak of.
Chapter 8 of Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen by Anna Chapin Ray 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 8 holds 418 sentences of Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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