Chapter XVII of Meg of Mystery Mountain, “Queer Kittens,” is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of Meg of Mystery Mountain, “Queer Kittens,” is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down. "Which way will we go?" Julie inquired. "We've been down--or, I mean, we've been up the down road." Then the boy laughed.
Chapter XVII of Meg of Mystery Mountain, “Queer Kittens,” is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Then the boy laughed.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Julie inquired.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Then the boy laughed.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"We've been down--or, I mean, we've been up the down road."”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.”
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading “Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "We've been down--or, I mean, we've been up the down road."
the two together, not just one
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
a youthful male person
From this reading Then the boy laughed.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Which way will we go?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We've been down--or, I mean, we've been up the down road."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Julie inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Then the boy laughed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "We've been down--or, I mean, we've been up the down road."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We've been down--or, I mean, we've been up the down road."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
thrown together in a disorderly fashion
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the boy laughed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Left alone, Julie and Gerald scrambled to the road and looked both up and down.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Which way will we go?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Which way will we go?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've been down--or, I mean, we've been up the down road."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which way will we go?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Which way will we go?"
Chapter 17 of Meg of Mystery Mountain by Grace May North 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 17 holds 110 sentences of Meg of Mystery Mountain, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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