Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Surprise! Two days had elapsed. For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly. “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!” Veve declared excitedly.
Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Veve declared excitedly.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “Two days had elapsed.”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Veve declared excitedly.”
only a very short time before
From this reading ““Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!””
go across or through
From this reading “For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.”
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Surprise!”
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In this reading “Two days had elapsed.”
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any thing at all
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days had elapsed.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Veve declared excitedly.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading Two days had elapsed.
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading Veve declared excitedly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two days had elapsed.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
go across or through
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Surprise!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the Brownie Scouts, never had time seemed to pass so slowly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days had elapsed.
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From this reading Veve declared excitedly.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Oh, I hardly can wait to see if anything has happened!”
Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt 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 3 holds 159 sentences of The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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