Chapter 10 of The Corner House Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Corner House Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?” Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp. “Why, Dot!” gasped Tess. “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!” “Oh—o-o!”
Chapter 10 of The Corner House Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?””
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading ““That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!””
a very small circular shape
From this reading “Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading ““Why, Dot!” gasped Tess.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.”
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading “Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.”
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!””
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In this reading “Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.”
In this reading “Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
a very small circular shape
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
a boy or man
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Why, Dot!” gasped Tess.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
the force of workers available
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh—o-o!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh—o-o!”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
in a serious manner
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Dot seriously asked her sister as the party halted before the Gypsy camp.
spray blown up from the surface of the sea
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
precisely as stated
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
which person or people
From this reading “That man _there_ is the very fellow who tried to steal Ruth’s chickens!”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, Dot!” gasped Tess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SPOONDRIFT BUNGALOW “I don’t think these are very nice looking men, do you, Tess?”
Chapter 10 of The Corner House Girls Under Canvas by Grace Brooks Hill holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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