Chapter 5 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LEWIS SOMERVILLE. "Lewis! What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls. "Matter enough! He has been shipped!"
Chapter 5 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He has been shipped!"”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “"Matter enough!”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has been shipped!"”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “LEWIS SOMERVILLE.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.”
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading “He has been shipped!"”
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used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He has been shipped!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Matter enough!
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has been shipped!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has been shipped!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading LEWIS SOMERVILLE.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially
From this reading He has been shipped!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEWIS SOMERVILLE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What on earth can be the matter with him?" chorused the girls.
Chapter 5 of The Carter Girls by Nell Speed holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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 5 holds 238 sentences of The Carter Girls, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Carter Girls by Nell Speed exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 238 sentences, grouped into 48 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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