Chapter 9 of The summer holidays is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The summer holidays is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HARD BATTLE. In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another. He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel. Thomas answered, "Yes. Several nests of them are in these trees.
Chapter 9 of The summer holidays is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading “In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.”
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.”
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “Several nests of them are in these trees.”
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.”
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.”
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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 In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Thomas answered, "Yes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Several nests of them are in these trees.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading THE HARD BATTLE.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
enclose with a fence
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
moving swiftly
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading THE HARD BATTLE.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
plural of “nest” — a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading Several nests of them are in these trees.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Several nests of them are in these trees.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
cut with a saw
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Several nests of them are in these trees.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
in a swift manner
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HARD BATTLE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Several nests of them are in these trees.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Several nests of them are in these trees.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Thomas answered, "Yes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading In coming home by some cherry trees that stood near the fence, Samuel saw a little animal, larger than a bat, fly swiftly from one branch to another.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He asked his cousins if it was not a flying squirrel.
an affirmative
From this reading Thomas answered, "Yes.
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