Chapter 14 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WEEK-ENDERS. "If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas. "This first week-end is the most important of all. If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too." "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
Chapter 14 of The Carter Girls is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading “If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."”
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 “"If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas.”
(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 “"People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.”
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “"If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “"People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.”
move upward
From this reading “"People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.”
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “"People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “"If the weather only holds!" 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.
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In this reading “"This first week-end is the most important of all.”
In this reading “"People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.”
In this reading “"People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.”
be restored
In this reading “If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."”
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
In this reading “If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."”
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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 If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
(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 "This first week-end is the most important of all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
plural of “boarder” — a tenant in someone's house
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
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 "If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "This first week-end is the most important of all.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
(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 "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading "If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas.
of great significance or value
From this reading "This first week-end is the most important of all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This first week-end is the most important of all.
a unit of instruction
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "This first week-end is the most important of all.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This first week-end is the most important of all.
and nothing more
From this reading "If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
move upward
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEEK-ENDERS.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This first week-end is the most important of all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "If the weather only holds!" exclaimed Douglas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This first week-end is the most important of all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WEEK-ENDERS.
which person or people
From this reading "People who can't rise above mere weather should be taught a lesson," declared Helen.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If the boarders have a good time they will want to come back, and then they will give us such a good name that others will want to come, too."
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