Chapter 4 of The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday. The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue. “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss. “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten. And Daddy too!”
Chapter 4 of The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading ““Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “And Daddy too!””
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading ““Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.”
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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a youthful female person
In this reading “The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.”
In this reading ““Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading And Daddy too!”
dearly loved
From this reading “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
a young female
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
the act of giving
From this reading “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
on the contrary
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Happy birthday, dear,” said her mother, giving her a kiss.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Miss Gordon’s Surprise Connie’s birthday came on Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And Daddy too!”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The little girl rolled out of bed and went down to breakfast feeling rather blue.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, Mother,” laughed Connie, suddenly feeling quite cheerful, “I thought you had forgotten.
Chapter 4 of The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 315 sentences, grouped into 63 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 4 holds 315 sentences of The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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