Chapter 1 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel. Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well. Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy. "Look! Look!" Sylvia whispered. THE NOWADAYS GIRLS IN THE ADIRONDACKS
Chapter 1 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/1 · 6 reading units · Lines 1–6
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plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.”
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading “Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.”
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading “"We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.”
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading “Sylvia whispered. THE NOWADAYS GIRLS IN THE ADIRONDACKS”
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “"We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.”
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading “Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.”
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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In this reading “Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.”
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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 Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
in actual fact
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
a mountain range in northeastern New York State; a popular resort area
From this reading Sylvia whispered. THE NOWADAYS GIRLS IN THE ADIRONDACKS
(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 Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
set up or found
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Sylvia whispered. THE NOWADAYS GIRLS IN THE ADIRONDACKS
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look!
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading Sylvia whispered. THE NOWADAYS GIRLS IN THE ADIRONDACKS
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
in the near future
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sylvia whispered. THE NOWADAYS GIRLS IN THE ADIRONDACKS
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We certainly are doing it in style!" murmured Hazel.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sylvia and her chums were all in better spirits now that they were actually on their way to see Roy.
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Sylvia whispered. THE NOWADAYS GIRLS IN THE ADIRONDACKS
which person or people
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading Sylvia presently found herself whirling through it with a Spaniard who danced wonderfully well.
Chapter 1 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks by Gertrude Hall Brownell holds 6 sentences, grouped into 2 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.
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