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Chapter 3 of The Squirrel Inn is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?" "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia." "It was not Patagonia," said Mr. Petter; "it was Nicaragua." "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back. Well, that is unfortunate."
Chapter 3 of The Squirrel Inn is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “"Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"”
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “"Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “"Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."”
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821
From this reading “"It was not Patagonia," said Mr. Petter; "it was Nicaragua."”
region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
From this reading “"Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."”
a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
From this reading “"Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “Well, that is unfortunate."”
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quickly and without warning
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was not Patagonia," said Mr. Petter; "it was Nicaragua."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It was not Patagonia," said Mr. Petter; "it was Nicaragua."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821
From this reading "It was not Patagonia," said Mr. Petter; "it was Nicaragua."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It was not Patagonia," said Mr. Petter; "it was Nicaragua."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, I knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Well, that is unfortunate."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Goodness gracious!" exclaimed Mrs. Petter, "I thought he was settled in Patagonia."
(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 knew it was the little end of some place," said she; "and now he's coming back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know," she said abruptly, "that Lanigan Beam is coming back?"
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