Chapter 14 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GROWLERY HOLE “Pull in! Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat. “Pull in your fish, boys!” “I’m trying to!” answered Teddy. “So’m I,” called Tom.
Chapter 14 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading ““Pull in your fish, boys!””
an opening into or through something
From this reading “THE GROWLERY HOLE “Pull in!”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “THE GROWLERY HOLE “Pull in!”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading ““I’m trying to!” answered Teddy.”
hard to endure
From this reading ““I’m trying to!” answered Teddy.”
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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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I’m trying to!” answered Teddy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Pull in your fish, boys!”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “Pull in your fish, boys!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GROWLERY HOLE “Pull in!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
an opening into or through something
From this reading THE GROWLERY HOLE “Pull in!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “So’m I,” called Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m trying to!” answered Teddy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GROWLERY HOLE “Pull in!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading THE GROWLERY HOLE “Pull in!
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So’m I,” called Tom.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “I’m trying to!” answered Teddy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GROWLERY HOLE “Pull in!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m trying to!” answered Teddy.
male cat
From this reading “So’m I,” called Tom.
hard to endure
From this reading “I’m trying to!” answered Teddy.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
in or at the place that
From this reading Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pull in your fish, boys!”
Chapter 14 of The Curlytops at Silver Lake by Howard Roger Garis holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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 14 holds 185 sentences of The Curlytops at Silver Lake, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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