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The Corner House Girls on a Tour

Chapter VIII · Reforming a “Pirate”

Chapter VIII of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, “Reforming a “Pirate”,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenwayso there!”
This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.
Why! you awful boy!
I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.
Yes, you did,” repeated Sammy.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Corner House Girls on a Tour

Chapter VIII · Reforming a “Pirate”

Chapter VIII of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, “Reforming a “Pirate”,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenwayso there!”
Line 2
This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.
Line 3
Why! you awful boy!
/waɪ juː ˈɑːfəl bɔɪ/
Line 4
I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.
Line 5
Yes, you did,” repeated Sammy.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

angrily adverb US /ˈæŋɡrəli/

with anger

From this reading “I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.”

awful adjective US /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading ““Why! you awful boy!”

car noun US /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading “This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.”

dragged verb US /dræɡd/

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading “This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.”

initial noun US /ˌɪˈnɪʃəl/

the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

From this reading “This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.”

perch noun US /pɜːrtʃ/

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

From this reading “This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.”

shaking noun US /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading “I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.”

statement noun US /ˈsteɪtmənt/

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading “This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.”

All words in this reading · 48

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.

Aggie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

Agnes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

angrilyadverbUS /ˈæŋɡrəli/

with anger

From this reading I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.

awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading “Why! you awful boy!

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading “Why! you awful boy!

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Yes, you did,” repeated Sammy.

draggedverbUS /dræɡd/

inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

initialnounUS /ˌɪˈnɪʃəl/

the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

Kenway

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

Neale

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

perchnounUS /pɜːrtʃ/

support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/

recurring again and again

From this reading “Yes, you did,” repeated Sammy.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

Sammy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Yes, you did,” repeated Sammy.

Sammy's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading I never!” declared Agnes, shaking her head at him angrily.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

statementnounUS /ˈsteɪtmənt/

a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading This was Sammy’s initial statement when Neale dragged him off his perch and brought him around to the side of the car where all could see him.

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “Why! you awful boy!

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes, you did,” repeated Sammy.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Well! you said I could come, Aggie Kenway—so there!”

Chapter 8 of The Corner House Girls on a Tour by Grace Brooks Hill holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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Chapter 8 holds 106 sentences of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in The Corner House Girls on a Tour

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Bustle
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Twittering
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