Chapter XXI of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, “An Unpleasant Situation,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXI
Chapter XXI of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, “An Unpleasant Situation,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty. It was true. There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel. “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously. “I haven’t the slightest idea,” returned Dick.
Chapter XXI of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, “An Unpleasant Situation,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading ““What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading “Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading ““I haven’t the slightest idea,” returned Dick.”
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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In this reading ““I haven’t the slightest idea,” returned Dick.”
used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading ““What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
one or the other of two
From this reading There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” returned Dick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” returned Dick.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” returned Dick.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” returned Dick.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “I haven’t the slightest idea,” returned Dick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick pushed by Leonard and entered the shanty.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sign of either Shirley or Mabel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It was true.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was true.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What on earth can have happened to them?” asked Leonard anxiously.
Chapter 21 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures by Carolyn Judson Burnett holds 159 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.
Chapter 21 holds 159 sentences of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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