Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow. Connie knew Veve would not drown. However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her. “Oh, Veve!” she exclaimed. “You were so sure you could walk across.”
Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.”
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.”
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “Connie knew Veve would not drown.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.”
a small lake
From this reading “The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.”
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading “The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.”
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.”
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 “However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “You were so sure you could walk across.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Connie knew Veve would not drown.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You were so sure you could walk across.”
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Connie knew Veve would not drown.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Oh, Veve!” she exclaimed.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Connie knew Veve would not drown.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Connie knew Veve would not drown.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Veve!” she exclaimed.
a small lake
From this reading The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You were so sure you could walk across.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “You were so sure you could walk across.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Connie knew Veve would not drown.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “You were so sure you could walk across.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Brownie Circus The lily pond was quite shallow.
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 However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were so sure you could walk across.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, she was annoyed that her friend had fallen into the water, taking the red and green umbrella with her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Connie knew Veve would not drown.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were so sure you could walk across.”
Chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 313 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 3 holds 313 sentences of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 313 sentences, grouped into 63 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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