Chapter 11 of Vacation with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Vacation with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPE HENRY. We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry. Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things. "Lawd love us! You is sho' wettish!
Chapter 11 of Vacation with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.”
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading “We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.”
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “CAPE HENRY.”
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.”
slightly wet
From this reading “We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.”
a female domestic
From this reading “Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.”
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading “We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.”
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.
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move outward
In this reading “We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.”
In this reading “We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.”
In this reading “Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.”
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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 Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading CAPE HENRY.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
clothing in general
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
slightly wet
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
recognizable; marked
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading CAPE HENRY.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You is sho' wettish!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lawd love us!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Lawd love us!
a female domestic
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
on the contrary
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You is sho' wettish!
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
not in physical motion
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
plural of “suit” — a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
a special situation
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Lawd love us!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You is sho' wettish!
at the time that
From this reading We were still rather damp when we disembarked at Cape Henry and it was decided that the best thing to do was to get into our bathing suits immediately and spread out our clothes to dry.
which person or people
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bath houses were engaged and with them a coloured maid who took charge of our wet things.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You is sho' wettish!
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