Chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’re not going away?” Connie asked quickly. “No, no, certainly not.” Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way. Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
Chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
From this reading “Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.”
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.”
with speed
From this reading “Connie asked quickly.”
make steady
From this reading “Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.”
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.”
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.”
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 “Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.”
In this reading “Connie asked quickly.”
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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 Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Connie asked quickly.
the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “You’re not going away?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “No, no, certainly not.”
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Connie asked quickly.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
the act of departing
From this reading “You’re not going away?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, certainly not.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You’re not going away?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
with speed
From this reading Connie asked quickly.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
make steady
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading Following the girls into the auditorium, he voiced a steady stream of complaints.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mr. Piff laughed, but in a hollow sort of way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re not going away?”
Chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 417 sentences of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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