Chapter 18 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy. “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!” “’Tisn’t a snake,” answered Janet. “But did you see the bushes move? And there’s something black in ’em!
Chapter 18 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “And there’s something black in ’em!”
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading ““But did you see the bushes move?”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ““But did you see the bushes move?”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading ““’Tisn’t a snake,” answered Janet.”
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading ““There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!””
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried 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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a man who is wealthy
In this reading “THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.”
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 “’Tisn’t a snake,” answered Janet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there’s something black in ’em!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “’Tisn’t a snake,” answered Janet.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And there’s something black in ’em!
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “But did you see the bushes move?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But did you see the bushes move?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “But did you see the bushes move?
a quad with a square body
From this reading And there’s something black in ’em!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And there’s something black in ’em!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tisn’t a snake,” answered Janet.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But did you see the bushes move?
possessing material wealth
From this reading THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “But did you see the bushes move?
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “’Tisn’t a snake,” answered Janet.
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading And there’s something black in ’em!
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.
express in words
From this reading “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there’s something black in ’em!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “’Tisn’t a snake,” answered Janet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RICH MAN “What’s the matter?” cried Teddy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There aren’t any snakes here, I tell you!”
Chapter 18 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach by Howard Roger Garis holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 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 18 holds 236 sentences of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of The Curlytops at Sunset Beach by Howard Roger Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 236 sentences, grouped into 48 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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