Chapter VII of The Twins in the South, “Poetry and Prose,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII of The Twins in the South, “Poetry and Prose,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head. “Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called. The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes. “Hello there!” she called. “Come and help me move.”
Chapter VII of The Twins in the South, “Poetry and Prose,” is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.”
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading “The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello there!” she called.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ““Come and help me move.””
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading “The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.”
witty remark
From this reading ““Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called.”
possessive form of “sally” — witty remark
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.”
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.
trace
In this reading “Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
clothing in general
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come and help me move.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello there!” she called.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Come and help me move.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come and help me move.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Come and help me move.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
above and across; more than
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called.
past form of “pile” — arrange in stacks
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
witty remark
From this reading “Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called.
possessive form of “sally” — witty remark
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Hello there!” she called.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Janet ran down the hall, waving a letter over her head.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The door of Sally’s room opened, and Prue came out carrying a drawer piled high with clothes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sally, Phyllis, where are you?” she called.
Chapter 7 of The Twins in the South by Dorothy Whitehill holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 7 holds 131 sentences of The Twins in the South, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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