Chapter IX of The Campfire Girls on Station Island, “Gossip Out of the Ether,” is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX of The Campfire Girls on Station Island, “Gossip Out of the Ether,” is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern. "Where is she? Do you see her? Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht. "Hey, Skipper Pandrick!
Chapter IX of The Campfire Girls on Station Island, “Gossip Out of the Ether,” is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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float on the surface of water
From this reading “Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.”
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading “Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.”
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading “"Hey, Skipper Pandrick!”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.”
propel through the air
From this reading “Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.”
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 “Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.”
In this reading “Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.”
force to leave or move out
In this reading “Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.”
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 Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
float on the surface of water
From this reading Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you see her?
every person
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Do you see her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, Skipper Pandrick!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is she?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, Skipper Pandrick!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Do you see her?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is she?
a student who fails to attend classes
From this reading "Hey, Skipper Pandrick!
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jessie's cry startled everybody on deck and Darry and Burd came running from the stern.
propel through the air
From this reading Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is she?
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you see her?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Throw out a buoy!" exclaimed the young owner of the yacht.
Chapter 9 of The Campfire Girls on Station Island by Margaret Penrose holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 9 holds 129 sentences of The Campfire Girls on Station Island, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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