Chapter 1 of The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc. MADE IN U. S. A. "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove. "Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy. "Shh!
Chapter 1 of The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “"How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy.”
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading “"How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
in a rueful manner
From this reading “"How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.”
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading “"The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “"The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.”
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 “"Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy.”
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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 MADE IN U. S. A.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
(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 "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
in a rueful manner
From this reading "How I hate being poor!" exclaimed Helen Carter, looking ruefully at her darned glove.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shh!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy.
United States anarchist influential before World War I (1854-1939)
From this reading "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading "The Molly Brown Series," "The Tucker Twins Series," etc.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading "Me, too!" echoed the younger sister, Lucy.
Chapter 1 of The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors by Nell Speed holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 1 holds 104 sentences of The Carter Girls' Mysterious Neighbors, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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