Chapter 4 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it. She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency. “We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi. “Not as long as we stay on the main road.” “We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.
Chapter 4 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.”
make calm or still
From this reading “She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.”
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading “She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.”
made afraid
From this reading ““We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.”
most important element
From this reading ““Not as long as we stay on the main road.””
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.”
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a major road for any form of motor transport
In this reading ““Not as long as we stay on the main road.””
In this reading ““We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.”
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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 She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
make calm or still
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
made afraid
From this reading “We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Not as long as we stay on the main road.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi.
most important element
From this reading “Not as long as we stay on the main road.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Not as long as we stay on the main road.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Not as long as we stay on the main road.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
transport commercially
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Not as long as we stay on the main road.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She remembered that a Brownie Scout always must be calm in an emergency.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can’t really be lost,” she told the frightened Vevi.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading THE SHIP HOUSE Now Connie was as worried as she could be, but she tried not to show it.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “We can turn the wrong direction though,” Vevi insisted.
Chapter 4 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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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