Chapter 3 of The Carpenter's Daughter is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Carpenter's Daughter is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NETTIE'S GARRET. Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her. She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way. Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber. She had a tired time of it down stairs.
Chapter 3 of The Carpenter's Daughter is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “NETTIE'S GARRET.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.”
in a nice way
From this reading “She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “She had a tired time of it down stairs.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “She had a tired time of it down stairs.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.”
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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 Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She had a tired time of it down stairs.
divisible by two
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading NETTIE'S GARRET.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a tired time of it down stairs.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NETTIE'S GARRET.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
in a nice way
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading She had a tired time of it down stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had a tired time of it down stairs.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading She had a tired time of it down stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nettie's attic grew to be a good place to her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Barry never came up there, and there she could not even hear the voices of her father and Mr. Lumber.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She never heard the least sound of rats; and it was so nicely out of the way.
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