Chapter 7 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COINCIDENCE. "Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas. "I believe I heard the R. F. & P. stop at Elba. I do wonder what he is going to say."
Chapter 7 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “"Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"I believe I heard the R. F.”
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “A COINCIDENCE.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “"Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “& P. stop at Elba.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I do wonder what he is going to say."”
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “"Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.”
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 “& P. stop at Elba.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A COINCIDENCE.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading & P. stop at Elba.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe I heard the R. F.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading A COINCIDENCE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do wonder what he is going to say."
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading "Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading & P. stop at Elba.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading "I believe I heard the R. F.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.
the act of departing
From this reading I do wonder what he is going to say."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do wonder what he is going to say."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I believe I heard the R. F.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe I heard the R. F.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do wonder what he is going to say."
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading & P. stop at Elba.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading "I believe I heard the R. F.
express in words
From this reading I do wonder what he is going to say."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading & P. stop at Elba.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I believe I heard the R. F.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do wonder what he is going to say."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I do wonder what he is going to say."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I do wonder what he is going to say."
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading "Almost time for Dr. Wright!" exclaimed Douglas.
Chapter 7 of The Carter Girls by Nell Speed holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 7 holds 100 sentences of The Carter Girls, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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