Chapter IX of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, “A Wayside Bivouac,” is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, “A Wayside Bivouac,” is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed. “Yuh needn’t be so particular,” said Sammy. “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.” “Listen to him!” groaned Ruth. Mrs. Heard laughed.
Chapter IX of The Corner House Girls on a Tour, “A Wayside Bivouac,” is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.”
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.”
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.”
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading ““There’ll more dirt get on me before night.””
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading ““Listen to him!” groaned Ruth.”
fit to be seen
From this reading “Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.”
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading “Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.”
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In this reading “Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Yuh needn’t be so particular,” said Sammy.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.”
past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “Listen to him!” groaned Ruth.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mrs. Heard laughed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Listen to him!” groaned Ruth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mrs. Heard laughed.
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen to him!” groaned Ruth.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Heard laughed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yuh needn’t be so particular,” said Sammy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Yuh needn’t be so particular,” said Sammy.
fit to be seen
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yuh needn’t be so particular,” said Sammy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
made clean by scrubbing
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Yuh needn’t be so particular,” said Sammy.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’ll more dirt get on me before night.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ruth insisted upon stopping at the first brook they came to and Sammy was made presentable—his face and hands scrubbed and his clothing brushed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yuh needn’t be so particular,” said Sammy.
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