Chapter 12 of Friends and cousins is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Friends and cousins is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves. “Let’s not play this any more,” said Rose. “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.” “All right,” said Sue. “Let’s!”
Chapter 12 of Friends and cousins is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading “GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.”
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading ““Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.””
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading ““Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.””
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Let’s not play this any more,” said Rose.
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
plural of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s not play this any more,” said Rose.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Let’s not play this any more,” said Rose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Let’s not play this any more,” said Rose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Let’s not play this any more,” said Rose.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” said Sue.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Let’s not play this any more,” said Rose.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Let’s not play this any more,” said Rose.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GULL ROCK Susan and Rose were tired of playing dolls in Beech House all by themselves.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Sue, let us go and look for that treasure, the _real_ treasure, which the boys could not find.”
Chapter 12 of Friends and cousins by Abbie Farwell Brown holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 12 holds 152 sentences of Friends and cousins, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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