Chapter 17 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?” It was Mr. Willing who spoke. Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table. “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing. “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
Chapter 17 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading “Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading ““That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.”
-ing form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading ““I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?””
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading ““I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?””
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “It was Mr. Willing who spoke.”
United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
From this reading “Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.”
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.
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be contingent on
In this reading ““That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.”
In this reading “Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.”
In this reading ““I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.”
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in the past
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
-ing form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr. Willing who spoke.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It was Mr. Willing who spoke.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Mr. Willing who spoke.
not in physical motion
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mr. Willing who spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?”
which person or people
From this reading It was Mr. Willing who spoke.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “I can’t understand why he wasn’t back hours ago,” declared Mr. Willing.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading It was Mr. Willing who spoke.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder what is detaining Jimmy?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That’s the trouble with boys, you can’t depend on them.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mr. Willing, Mr. Ashton, young Wolfe, Shirley and Mabel were still seated at the supper table.
Chapter 17 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures by Carolyn Judson Burnett holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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