Chapter 3 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS. "Well! What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment. "Do? Do what has come to us to do as quickly as we can.
Chapter 3 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
From this reading “SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.”
young sheep
From this reading “SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.”
your grandmother
From this reading “What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.”
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.”
unbearable physical pain
From this reading “What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.”
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.
women's stockings made from a sheer material (nylon or rayon or silk)
In this reading “SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.”
exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building
In this reading “What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Do what has come to us to do as quickly as we can.
plural of “chop” — the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)
From this reading SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Do what has come to us to do as quickly as we can.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do what has come to us to do as quickly as we can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
young sheep
From this reading SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.
your grandmother
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
with speed
From this reading Do what has come to us to do as quickly as we can.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading SILK STOCKINGS AND LAMB CHOPS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
unbearable physical pain
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do what has come to us to do as quickly as we can.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are we to do about it?" queried Nan as the front door closed on the doctor and their precious torment.
Chapter 3 of The Carter Girls by Nell Speed holds 228 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.
Chapter 3 holds 228 sentences of The Carter Girls, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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