Chapter XXIV of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, “An Accident and a Confession,” is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, “An Accident and a Confession,” is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away. “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward. “Hard on him!” repeated Mr. Willing. “How can I be too hard on him? The little scoundrel has sold me out.”
Chapter XXIV of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, “An Accident and a Confession,” is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading ““Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.”
recurring again and again
From this reading ““Hard on him!” repeated Mr. Willing.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “The little scoundrel has sold me out.””
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “The little scoundrel has sold me out.””
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading ““Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading ““Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.”
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 ““Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.”
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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 “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
British choreographer (1906-1988)
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can I be too hard on him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little scoundrel has sold me out.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Hard on him!” repeated Mr. Willing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can I be too hard on him?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How can I be too hard on him?
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little scoundrel has sold me out.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The little scoundrel has sold me out.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The little scoundrel has sold me out.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Hard on him!” repeated Mr. Willing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading The little scoundrel has sold me out.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading The little scoundrel has sold me out.”
express in speech
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jimmy opened his mouth to speak, then bowed his head and turned away.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “Don’t be too hard on the boy, Willing,” said Mr. Ashton, taking a step forward.
Chapter 24 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures by Carolyn Judson Burnett holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 24 holds 171 sentences of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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