Chapter 10 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly. “See!” Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail. One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp. “Vevi calls that a gull!” scoffed Jane.
Chapter 10 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches
From this reading “Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.”
plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.”
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.”
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading “Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.”
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading “A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.”
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading ““Vevi calls that a gull!” scoffed Jane.”
a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
From this reading “Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.”
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In this reading “Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.”
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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 A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
on or to one side
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “Vevi calls that a gull!” scoffed Jane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
harmed
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Vevi calls that a gull!” scoffed Jane.
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
with pride; in a proud manner
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading “Vevi calls that a gull!” scoffed Jane.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “See!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Vevi calls that a gull!” scoffed Jane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the wings though, appeared to have been injured, for it hung limp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BIRD REPORT “I’ve got a beautiful gull,” Vevi announced proudly.
conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
a Caucasian
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pulling aside the sweater, she showed the Brownies a white pigeon with arched wings and well-formed tail.
Chapter 10 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 10 holds 140 sentences of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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