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Chapter 14 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Somebody’s coming, Dad.” It was Shirley who spoke. Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike. Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching. “Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.
Chapter 14 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““Somebody’s coming, Dad.””
a plant fiber
From this reading “Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.”
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading “Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.”
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading ““Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.”
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
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In this reading “Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.”
In this reading “Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.”
seek information from
In this reading “Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.”
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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 Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Somebody’s coming, Dad.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Somebody’s coming, Dad.”
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
a plant fiber
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Shirley who spoke.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
engage in
From this reading “Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
one of four equal parts
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.
graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
From this reading “Can’t make him out from here,” said Mr. Willing, shading his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Shirley who spoke.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
possessive form of “somebody” — a human being
From this reading “Somebody’s coming, Dad.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Shirley who spoke.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Between the fields of tall hemp, a quarter of a mile away, a solitary horseman was approaching.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
in the direction of
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Shirley who spoke.
which person or people
From this reading It was Shirley who spoke.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Mr. Willing looked up from his morning paper and turned his eyes toward the distant pike.
Chapter 14 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures by Carolyn Judson Burnett holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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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