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Chapter 4 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop. "I wish I was out there!" "So do I!" echoed his brother John. "I wish I _were_, dear," corrected his mother. "Well, _were_, then, Mother.
Chapter 4 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"So do I!" echoed his brother John.”
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading “THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “"I wish I _were_, dear," corrected his mother.”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"So do I!" echoed his brother John.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “"So do I!" echoed his brother John.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"I wish I was out there!"”
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 THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.
have
From this reading THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "So do I!" echoed his brother John.
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
From this reading THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading "I wish I _were_, dear," corrected his mother.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.
dearly loved
From this reading "I wish I _were_, dear," corrected his mother.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I!" echoed his brother John.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "So do I!" echoed his brother John.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So do I!" echoed his brother John.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I was out there!"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "So do I!" echoed his brother John.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I wish I _were_, dear," corrected his mother.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I wish I was out there!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I!" echoed his brother John.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, _were_, then, Mother.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I wish I was out there!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I wish I was out there!"
(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, _were_, then, Mother.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wish I _were_, dear," corrected his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BEAR CANYON BEAR "Gee!" cried Alden Winthrop.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish I was out there!"
Chapter 4 of Virginia of Elk Creek Valley by Mary Ellen Chase holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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