Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake. It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches. “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends. “Whenever the wind is too strong, I lock the mechanism.” After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading “Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.”
plural of “ditch” — a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading “It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.”
supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
From this reading “It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.”
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
From this reading “Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.”
-ing form of “pump” — operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading “It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.”
a mill that is powered by the wind
From this reading ““It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.”
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 ““Whenever the wind is too strong, I lock the mechanism.””
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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 Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
later than; following
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
plural of “ditch” — a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Whenever the wind is too strong, I lock the mechanism.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.
fasten with a lock
From this reading “Whenever the wind is too strong, I lock the mechanism.”
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
-ing form of “pump” — operate like a pump; move up and down, like a handle or a pedal
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Whenever the wind is too strong, I lock the mechanism.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading After the tour had ended, the girls all sat down on the grass to talk.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
look attentively
From this reading “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was used to prevent the mill from pumping too much water into the irrigation ditches.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Whenever the wind is too strong, I lock the mechanism.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hanny showed the girls a mechanism which acted as a brake.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “Whenever the wind is too strong, I lock the mechanism.”
a mill that is powered by the wind
From this reading “It is my job to watch the windmill,” Hanny told her friends.
Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 410 sentences of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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