Chapter 12 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls. Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station. “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly. “Don’t you remember? Pickpocket Joe had on a brown one.”
Chapter 12 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without care or concern
From this reading ““Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.”
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
From this reading “Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.”
with speed
From this reading “Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading ““Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading ““Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.”
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.
terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods
In this reading “Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.”
In this reading “Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.”
In this reading “Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.”
In this reading “Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Pickpocket Joe had on a brown one.”
without care or concern
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you remember?
a boy or man
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
the act of departing
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pickpocket Joe had on a brown one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pickpocket Joe had on a brown one.”
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
having a point
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
with speed
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Don’t you remember?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “Oh, that fellow is wearing a black suit,” said Veve carelessly.
in or at the place that
From this reading Pickpocket Joe Before Veve could turn to look where Connie pointed, the man had turned his back to the two girls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Walking rapidly, he mingled with the crowd of passengers leaving the railroad station.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you remember?
Chapter 12 of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 12 holds 253 sentences of The Brownie Scouts in the Circus, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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