Chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOCKED DOOR “Why, it’s locked!” Vevi exclaimed, rattling the padlock. “We can’t get in.” “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie. She too was disappointed.
Chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 290 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “She too was disappointed.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Vevi exclaimed, rattling the padlock.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “THE LOCKED DOOR “Why, it’s locked!””
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading ““The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.”
a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
From this reading “Vevi exclaimed, rattling the padlock.”
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading “Vevi exclaimed, rattling the padlock.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.”
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 ““The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.”
In this reading “THE LOCKED DOOR “Why, it’s locked!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can’t get in.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading She too was disappointed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE LOCKED DOOR “Why, it’s locked!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Vevi exclaimed, rattling the padlock.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We can’t get in.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We can’t get in.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOCKED DOOR “Why, it’s locked!”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading THE LOCKED DOOR “Why, it’s locked!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
From this reading Vevi exclaimed, rattling the padlock.
a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)
From this reading Vevi exclaimed, rattling the padlock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She too was disappointed.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOCKED DOOR “Why, it’s locked!”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She too was disappointed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vevi exclaimed, rattling the padlock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She too was disappointed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can’t get in.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE LOCKED DOOR “Why, it’s locked!”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “The owner must have been here since yesterday,” agreed Connie.
Chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 290 sentences, grouped into 58 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 7 holds 290 sentences of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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