Chapter 19 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried: "What is it, Tessie? Ruth is coming! Sister is coming!" At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
Chapter 19 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely unclothed
From this reading “ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:”
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:”
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:”
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading “At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:”
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading “ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:”
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In this reading “ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.”
In this reading “ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
completely unclothed
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Ruth is coming!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
the boundary of a surface
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
situated within or suitable for inside a building
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it, Tessie?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it, Tessie?
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
on one occasion
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sister is coming!"
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
plural of “slipper” — low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
that is looked for
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is it, Tessie?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it, Tessie?
during the time that
From this reading ON THE LAKE Instantly Ruth was out of bed, and while she slipped on her bath robe and while her bare feet sought her slippers under the edge of her bunk, she cried:
in the company of; together with
From this reading At once the interior of the _Bluebird_ seemed to pulsate with life.
Chapter 19 of The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat by Grace Brooks Hill holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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