Chapter 9 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No,” Mabel agreed, “it’s no use. But what are we going to do now?” “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply. Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it. “Wait here in this rain?” she demanded.
Chapter 9 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““No,” Mabel agreed, “it’s no use.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““Wait here in this rain?” she demanded.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading ““We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.”
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading “Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.”
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.”
In this reading ““Wait here in this rain?” she demanded.”
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “No,” Mabel agreed, “it’s no use.
(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 “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But what are we going to do now?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what are we going to do now?”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “Wait here in this rain?” she demanded.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But what are we going to do now?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
the act of departing
From this reading But what are we going to do now?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Wait here in this rain?” she demanded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Wait here in this rain?” she demanded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” Mabel agreed, “it’s no use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” Mabel agreed, “it’s no use.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” Mabel agreed, “it’s no use.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But what are we going to do now?”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Wait here in this rain?” she demanded.
a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Wait here in this rain?” she demanded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But what are we going to do now?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Shivering and cold, Mabel turned her face to the sky and the rain fell upon it.
the act of using
From this reading “No,” Mabel agreed, “it’s no use.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But what are we going to do now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll have to wait, that’s all,” was the reply.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what are we going to do now?”
Chapter 9 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures by Carolyn Judson Burnett holds 133 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 9 holds 133 sentences of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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