Chapter VI of The Secret of Casa Grande, “Jo Ann’s Predicament,” is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VI of The Secret of Casa Grande, “Jo Ann’s Predicament,” is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What are you going to do?” called Florence. “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.” “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann. “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad. There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.”
Chapter VI of The Secret of Casa Grande, “Jo Ann’s Predicament,” is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.””
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading ““What are you going to do?” called Florence.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading ““You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.””
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.””
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.””
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
very great or intense
From this reading “There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.””
plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading ““Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.”
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 ““You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.””
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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 There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
(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 “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
any thing at all
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you going to do?” called Florence.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “What are you going to do?” called Florence.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What are you going to do?” called Florence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading “What are you going to do?” called Florence.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad.
the act of departing
From this reading “What are you going to do?” called Florence.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
go away from a place
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.”
a handheld collapsible source of shade
From this reading “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
possessive form of “sun” — the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.”
very great or intense
From this reading There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s a nice breeze, but the sun’s terrific.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What are you going to do?” called Florence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
(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 “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you going to do?” called Florence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you’ll get me that parasol, it won’t be so bad.
plural of “workman” — an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading “Well, I don’t see anything else to do till the workmen leave,” answered Jo Ann.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you going to do?” called Florence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll be sick if you stay up there in the hot sun all the afternoon.”
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