Chapter 28 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was the day of the great race. Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly. “Mabel! Mabel!” she called. Mabel turned sleepily.
Chapter 28 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.”
any competition
From this reading “It was the day of the great race.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “Mabel turned sleepily.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.”
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be highly noticeable
In this reading “Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.”
In this reading “Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Mabel!” she called.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day of the great race.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was the day of the great race.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day of the great race.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the day of the great race.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
any competition
From this reading It was the day of the great race.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mabel!” she called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading Mabel turned sleepily.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
deeply or completely
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
not in physical motion
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day of the great race.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mabel turned sleepily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day of the great race.
which person or people
From this reading Shirley jumped out of bed eagerly, and shook Mabel, who was still sleeping soundly.
Chapter 28 of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures by Carolyn Judson Burnett holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 28 holds 169 sentences of The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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