Chapter 5 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold. “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader. “You are holding up the line.” “I’ve lost my billfold,” murmured Miss Gordon. “I’m afraid I’ve been robbed.”
Chapter 5 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading “Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.”
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading ““Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.”
plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.”
asked for
From this reading ““Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading ““I’m afraid I’ve been robbed.””
someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
From this reading ““Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.”
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading ““Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I’m afraid I’ve been robbed.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are holding up the line.”
on or to one side
From this reading “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I’m afraid I’ve been robbed.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
a junior Girl Scout
From this reading “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.
plural of “brownie” — a junior Girl Scout
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
the act of retaining something
From this reading “You are holding up the line.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m afraid I’ve been robbed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve lost my billfold,” murmured Miss Gordon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
and nothing more
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “You are holding up the line.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “I’ve lost my billfold,” murmured Miss Gordon.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I’ve lost my billfold,” murmured Miss Gordon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ve lost my billfold,” murmured Miss Gordon.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
asked for
From this reading “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “I’m afraid I’ve been robbed.”
someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
From this reading “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “Step aside, please,” requested the ticket seller to the Brownie leader.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “You are holding up the line.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under the Big Top For just a minute the Brownies failed to realize how serious it was for Miss Gordon to lose her billfold.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are holding up the line.”
Chapter 5 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 5 holds 153 sentences of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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