Chapter 6 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RECONSTRUCTION. "Helen, I actually slept all night." "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious. I wish we could hear from Father. You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
Chapter 6 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “"Helen, I actually slept all night."”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “"So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “"Helen, I actually slept all night."”
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
From this reading “THE RECONSTRUCTION.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “"Helen, I actually slept all night."”
signal by winking
From this reading “"So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.”
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.”
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.
In this reading “"Helen, I actually slept all night."”
In this reading “I wish we could hear from Father.”
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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 "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
in actual fact
From this reading "Helen, I actually slept all night."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Helen, I actually slept all night."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I wish we could hear from Father.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wish we could hear from Father.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I wish we could hear from Father.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "Helen, I actually slept all night."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Helen, I actually slept all night."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
and nothing more
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Helen, I actually slept all night."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
From this reading THE RECONSTRUCTION.
cut with a saw
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "Helen, I actually slept all night."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RECONSTRUCTION.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wish we could hear from Father.
signal by winking
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish we could hear from Father.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "So did I. If any one had told me I could sleep a wink, I would have been furious.
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You saw Cousin Lizzie felt just exactly as I did about that Dr. Wright.
Chapter 6 of The Carter Girls by Nell Speed holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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 6 holds 246 sentences of The Carter Girls, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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