Chapter 8 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice. “There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin. “Did you hear him?” “I heard him,” said Uncle Ben. “But where can he be?” asked Mrs. Martin.
Chapter 8 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading ““I heard him,” said Uncle Ben.”
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ““There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin.”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading ““Did you hear him?””
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ““There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““I heard him,” said Uncle Ben.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.”
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 “THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.”
In this reading “THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.”
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.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “But where can he be?” asked Mrs. Martin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But where can he be?” asked Mrs. Martin.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “I heard him,” said Uncle Ben.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But where can he be?” asked Mrs. Martin.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But where can he be?” asked Mrs. Martin.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you hear him?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did you hear him?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard him,” said Uncle Ben.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did you hear him?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard him,” said Uncle Ben.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I heard him,” said Uncle Ben.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There he is!” cried Mrs. Martin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “I heard him,” said Uncle Ben.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
in or at the place that
From this reading “But where can he be?” asked Mrs. Martin.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading THE WIND BLEW Every one stood still on hearing Trouble’s voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you hear him?”
Chapter 8 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake by Howard Roger Garis holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 8 holds 157 sentences of The Curlytops at Silver Lake, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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