Chapter 15 of The Curlytops at Cherry Farm is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Curlytops at Cherry Farm is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRANDPA IS WORRIED “Oh! Oh! Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence. “Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?” Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
Chapter 15 of The Curlytops at Cherry Farm is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?””
enclose with a fence
From this reading “Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “GRANDPA IS WORRIED “Oh!”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ““Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?””
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “GRANDPA IS WORRIED “Oh!”
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 “Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
enclose with a fence
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading GRANDPA IS WORRIED “Oh!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRANDPA IS WORRIED “Oh!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading GRANDPA IS WORRIED “Oh!
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Janet did not really mean to ask that question, for she could see plainly what her brother was doing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh!” cried Janet, and she was so surprised that she almost fell off the fence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading GRANDPA IS WORRIED “Oh!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, The-o-dore Martin, what are you doing?”
Chapter 15 of The Curlytops at Cherry Farm by Howard Roger Garis holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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