Chapter 14 of The Girl Scouts at Bellaire is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Girl Scouts at Bellaire is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?" Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares. "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York. Mere artists are not always prudent tourists." "Auntie dear, we hate to have you go."
Chapter 14 of The Girl Scouts at Bellaire is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Auntie dear, we hate to have you go."”
plural of “delegate” — a person appointed or elected to represent others
From this reading “"It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.”
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading “Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.”
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading “"It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.”
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading “Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.”
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading “Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."”
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading “Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
anew
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Auntie dear, we hate to have you go."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
dearly loved
From this reading "Auntie dear, we hate to have you go."
plural of “delegate” — a person appointed or elected to represent others
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Auntie dear, we hate to have you go."
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "Auntie dear, we hate to have you go."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
From this reading Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading Mere artists are not always prudent tourists."
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Auntie dear, we hate to have you go."
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Mrs. Dunbar asked, folding the yellow telegram into the most unnecessarily minute squares.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "It is such a nuisance, but I have to see some of those delegates safely out of New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AT THE STUDIO "You don't mind my running away again, girls?"
Chapter 14 of The Girl Scouts at Bellaire by Lilian Garis holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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