Chapter 17 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!" "Only an owl--a little screech owl! Not--not so little, either! Where did it come from?" "Yes!
Chapter 17 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Where did it come from?"”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Not--not so little, either!”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"”
and nothing more
From this reading “"Only an owl--a little screech owl!”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"”
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
From this reading “"Only an owl--a little screech owl!”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes!”
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In this reading “Where did it come from?"”
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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 A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where did it come from?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did it come from?"
one or the other of two
From this reading Not--not so little, either!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where did it come from?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where did it come from?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Only an owl--a little screech owl!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not--not so little, either!
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"
and nothing more
From this reading "Only an owl--a little screech owl!
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading A NOVEL SANTA CLAUS "It's an Owl!"
a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
From this reading "Only an owl--a little screech owl!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not--not so little, either!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did it come from?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes!
Chapter 17 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl by Isabel Hornibrook holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 135 sentences of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Pemrose Lorry, Camp Fire Girl by Isabel Hornibrook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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