Chapter 5 of The four Corners in California is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The four Corners in California is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day. Every one looked up. "Found what?" came a clamor of voices. "The house. Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
Chapter 5 of The four Corners in California is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make loud demands
From this reading “"Found what?" came a clamor of voices.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “"Found what?" came a clamor of voices.”
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.
seek information from
In this reading “Every one looked up.”
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 HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Found what?" came a clamor of voices.
make loud demands
From this reading "Found what?" came a clamor of voices.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one looked up.
set up or found
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
the act of departing
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "The house.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
moving with great haste
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Every one looked up.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Found what?" came a clamor of voices.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
carry out
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Every one looked up.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Found what?" came a clamor of voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUNTING A HOME "We've found it," said Mary Lee, hurrying in one day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Found what?" came a clamor of voices.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. St. Nick and I have found the dearest place and he's going to take you, mother, and Aunt Helen to see it.
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