Chapter 24 of Mary Louise in the Country is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Mary Louise in the Country is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound. She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her. However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly: "Josie! Control yourself."
Chapter 24 of Mary Louise in the Country is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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power to direct or determine
From this reading “Control yourself."”
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.”
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.”
suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading “FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading “However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:”
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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 FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
power to direct or determine
From this reading Control yourself."
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
a female human offspring
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
with resolute determination
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
a young female
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Josie!
set down according to a plan
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
move upward
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
in a swift manner
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
up to a particular time
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, she struggled until an arm was passed firmly around her waist and a stern voice said warningly:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She tried to rise, but the shelf of rock beneath which she crouched prevented her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading FATHER AND DAUGHTER The girl would have screamed had not a hand been swiftly laid across her lips to stifle the sound.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Control yourself."
Chapter 24 of Mary Louise in the Country by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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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