Chapter 12 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed: “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?” “Oh, yes! Oh, yes, Joe!” Agnes agreed.
Chapter 12 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Agnes agreed.”
at or in the front
From this reading ““Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?””
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading ““Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?””
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading “MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading ““Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?””
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later than; following
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agnes agreed.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Agnes agreed.
at or in the front
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
(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 MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
express in words
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS PEPPERILL’S DISASTER The baby came first, after all, for Joe Eldred almost immediately exclaimed:
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “Say, Aggie! isn’t that Billy Quirk’s wagon right ahead?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes!
Chapter 12 of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find by Grace Brooks Hill holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 168 sentences of The Corner House Girls' Odd Find, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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