Chapter 3 of Five Little Bush Girls is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Five Little Bush Girls is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LETTER. “Whatever shall we say?” They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience. “Go on, Mollie, have another try.” “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
Chapter 3 of Five Little Bush Girls is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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traveling across
From this reading ““‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.””
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading ““Go on, Mollie, have another try.””
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading ““‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.””
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.”
hard to endure
From this reading “They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.””
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading ““Whatever shall we say?””
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In this reading “They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Go on, Mollie, have another try.””
In this reading “They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Go on, Mollie, have another try.”
for the reason that
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
traveling across
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
dearly loved
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go on, Mollie, have another try.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Go on, Mollie, have another try.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
immediately past
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LETTER.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Go on, Mollie, have another try.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
not any; not one
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Go on, Mollie, have another try.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
express in words
From this reading “Whatever shall we say?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Whatever shall we say?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Go on, Mollie, have another try.”
hard to endure
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “‘My dear Uncle’—no, we can’t put ‘my,’ because he’s ‘ours,’” said Mollie, crossing out the “my.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Whatever shall we say?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had been trying for the last three hours, and were getting quite out of patience.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever shall we say?”
Chapter 3 of Five Little Bush Girls by E. Lee (Emily Lee) Ryan holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 3 holds 110 sentences of Five Little Bush Girls, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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