Chapter 17 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway. His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air. “What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered. “It must be long after midnight.”
Chapter 17 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading “His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.”
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading “ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.”
season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
From this reading “ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.”
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading “His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.”
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading “ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.”
travel through water
From this reading ““What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered.”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.”
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.
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In this reading “ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.”
In this reading ““It must be long after midnight.””
In this reading “His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.”
In this reading “ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
later than; following
From this reading “It must be long after midnight.”
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It must be long after midnight.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered.
a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
without deviation
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It must be long after midnight.”
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 “It must be long after midnight.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “It must be long after midnight.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be long after midnight.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
cut with a saw
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
travel through water
From this reading “What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
in the direction of
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading His black bathing trunks were dripping wet, but he did not seem to mind the chill air.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “What a funny time to swim,” Connie whispered.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading ALLISON’S CRUISER From the bedroom window, the children saw Raymond Curry walk directly across the sand toward the roadway.
Chapter 17 of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 17 holds 220 sentences of The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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