Chapter 1 of Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth. Illustrated. RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret. RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery. RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW LODGE Or, Lost in the Backwoods.
Chapter 1 of Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading “RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW LODGE Or, Lost in the Backwoods.”
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading “RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery.”
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “Illustrated.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret.”
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW LODGE Or, Lost in the Backwoods.”
finding a solution to a problem
From this reading “RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery.”
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
a remote and undeveloped area
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW LODGE Or, Lost in the Backwoods.
wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery.
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery.
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading Illustrated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW LODGE Or, Lost in the Backwoods.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW LODGE Or, Lost in the Backwoods.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW LODGE Or, Lost in the Backwoods.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
an indefinitely short time
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret.
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From this reading RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT SNOW LODGE Or, Lost in the Backwoods.
finding a solution to a problem
From this reading RUTH FIELDING AT BRIARWOOD HALL Or, Solving the Campus Mystery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "RUTH FIELDING OF THE RED MILL," "RUTH FIELDING AT LIGHTHOUSE POINT," ETC. l2mo Cloth.
Chapter 1 of Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall by Alice B. Emerson holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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