Chapter 13 of The Girl Scout Pioneers is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Girl Scout Pioneers is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls! Don't bother waiting for the big girls. They're going to drill. I can't wait to see the letter, Cleo. Did you get Hal Crane?
Chapter 13 of The Girl Scout Pioneers is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Don't bother waiting for the big girls.”
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading “Did you get Hal Crane?”
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading “They're going to drill.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I can't wait to see the letter, Cleo.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Don't bother waiting for the big girls.”
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading “WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!”
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.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Don't bother waiting for the big girls.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Don't bother waiting for the big girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't wait to see the letter, Cleo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't wait to see the letter, Cleo.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading Did you get Hal Crane?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you get Hal Crane?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't bother waiting for the big girls.
make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
From this reading They're going to drill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don't bother waiting for the big girls.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Did you get Hal Crane?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!
the act of departing
From this reading They're going to drill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did you get Hal Crane?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't wait to see the letter, Cleo.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading I can't wait to see the letter, Cleo.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can't wait to see the letter, Cleo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't bother waiting for the big girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're going to drill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They're going to drill.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I can't wait to see the letter, Cleo.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Don't bother waiting for the big girls.
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
From this reading WOODLAND MAGIC "Oh come on, girls!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you get Hal Crane?
Chapter 13 of The Girl Scout Pioneers by Lilian Garis holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 13 holds 170 sentences of The Girl Scout Pioneers, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Girl Scout Pioneers by Lilian Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 170 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 34 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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