Chapter 10 of The Brownie Scouts in the Cherry Festival is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Brownie Scouts in the Cherry Festival is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies. By this time all the girls had waded out of the water. “I didn’t mean you,” he said. “You may stay here as long as you wish.” “But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.
Chapter 10 of The Brownie Scouts in the Cherry Festival is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.”
a factory where food is canned
From this reading “At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ““But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““You may stay here as long as you wish.””
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.”
past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading “By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.”
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In this reading ““You may stay here as long as you wish.””
In this reading “At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.”
In this reading “At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.”
In this reading “By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
(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 By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You may stay here as long as you wish.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.
plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
a factory where food is canned
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t mean you,” he said.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I didn’t mean you,” he said.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You may stay here as long as you wish.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t mean you,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
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 “You may stay here as long as you wish.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may stay here as long as you wish.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I didn’t mean you,” he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I didn’t mean you,” he said.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.
express in speech
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You may stay here as long as you wish.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At the Cannery After Juan had disappeared among the trees, the land owner turned to speak to the Brownies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.
past form of “wade” — walk (through relatively shallow water)
From this reading By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
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 By this time all the girls had waded out of the water.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “But why did you send Juan away?” asked Veve.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “You may stay here as long as you wish.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I didn’t mean you,” he said.
Chapter 10 of The Brownie Scouts in the Cherry Festival by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 181 sentences of The Brownie Scouts in the Cherry Festival, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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