Chapter 8 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again: "She's in! She's in! And it isn't holding her up! Oh, come quick!"
Chapter 8 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading “THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:”
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading “THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:”
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading “THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “And it isn't holding her up!”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Oh, come quick!"”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:”
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In this reading “THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:”
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From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, come quick!"
demanding attention
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
a very small circular shape
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
the act of retaining something
From this reading And it isn't holding her up!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it isn't holding her up!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it isn't holding her up!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, come quick!"
above and across; more than
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Oh, come quick!"
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's in!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE ROBBERY Dot Kenway stood in the middle of the room, dancing up and down, fluttering her hands and crying over and over again:
Chapter 8 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat by Grace Brooks Hill holds 152 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 8 holds 152 sentences of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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