Chapter 4 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell. Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples. Again the bell rang. “Ted, you’ll have to go!” exclaimed Janet. “Me go?
Chapter 4 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.”
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading “TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.”
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading “Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.”
prepared by cutting
From this reading “Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.”
possessive form of “ted” — a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.”
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In this reading “TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.”
In this reading “Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
later than; following
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
anew
From this reading Again the bell rang.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Again the bell rang.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
a flour mixture stiff enough to knead or roll
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Ted, you’ll have to go!” exclaimed Janet.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Ted, you’ll have to go!” exclaimed Janet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ted, you’ll have to go!” exclaimed Janet.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me go?
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Again the bell rang.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
prepared by cutting
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
possessive form of “ted” — a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ted, you’ll have to go!” exclaimed Janet.
fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TED’S TUMBLE There was silence in the house of the Curlytops for a few moments after the ringing of the front doorbell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ted and Janet stood in the center of the kitchen, looking first at one another and then at the floor, covered with dough, milk and sliced apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ted, you’ll have to go!” exclaimed Janet.
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