Chapter 8 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet. With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand. “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back. “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?” “No, Trouble!” answered Janet.
Chapter 8 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading ““What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading ““Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?””
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months
From this reading “ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.”
something that is lost
From this reading “ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.”
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading ““Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?””
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading ““What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.”
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 “ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.”
In this reading ““What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.”
In this reading ““What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.”
In this reading “With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No, Trouble!” answered Janet.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
take in liquids
From this reading “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, Trouble!” answered Janet.
United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.
something that is lost
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
From this reading “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is you all makin’ a hole for a nellifunt to get a drink?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Trouble!” answered Janet.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
not in physical motion
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
in or at the place that
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
which person or people
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ANOTHER LOSS Mr. Keller stood still near the spot where he had pulled his wife to her feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With sharp eyes he looked all about the sand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you all doin’?” asked Trouble, who had wandered off down the beach and who now came running back.
Chapter 8 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach by Howard Roger Garis holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 152 sentences of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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