Chapter 30 of The strange house is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The strange house is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE MUSEUM. "AH! Here you are!" said Otto. There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington. "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
Chapter 30 of The strange house is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.”
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading “"Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “IN THE MUSEUM.”
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.”
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 “"Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.”
In this reading “There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading "AH!
(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 There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here you are!" said Otto.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here you are!" said Otto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE MUSEUM.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading IN THE MUSEUM.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here you are!" said Otto.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
-ing form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Here you are!" said Otto.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE MUSEUM.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
create by training and teaching
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Here is Mr. Leigh," exclaimed Randall, turning round to Gertrude.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were Hugh, Daisy, and Randall, all eagerly peeping out of the train at Kensington.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here you are!" said Otto.
Chapter 30 of The strange house by Catharine Shaw holds 160 sentences, grouped into 32 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 30 holds 160 sentences of The strange house, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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