Chapter 2 of The Girl Scouts at Home is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Girl Scouts at Home is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?" "Perfectly comfortable, thank you," said Culver. "You are married?" Mrs. Horton continued. "Yes," replied Culver.
Chapter 2 of The Girl Scouts at Home is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Mrs. Horton continued.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"You are married?"”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Perfectly comfortable, thank you," said Culver.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Perfectly comfortable, thank you," said Culver.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are married?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
without stop or interruption
From this reading Mrs. Horton continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
joined in matrimony
From this reading "You are married?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Perfectly comfortable, thank you," said Culver.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," replied Culver.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Perfectly comfortable, thank you," said Culver.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Perfectly comfortable, thank you," said Culver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," replied Culver.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perfectly comfortable, thank you," said Culver.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading John Culver brought them home and as they left the car Mrs. Horton enquired, "Is your apartment comfortable, John?"
Chapter 2 of The Girl Scouts at Home by Katherine Keene Galt holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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 2 holds 118 sentences of The Girl Scouts at Home, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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