Chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Miss Allen's School is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Miss Allen's School is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears. “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.” “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?” Lily raised her head from the pillow. “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
Chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Miss Allen's School is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading ““You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.””
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading ““You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.””
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “Lily raised her head from the pillow.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Lily raised her head from the pillow.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ““I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.””
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading ““You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.””
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?””
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In this reading “PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.”
In this reading ““I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
any thing at all
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
set up or found
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Lily raised her head from the pillow.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lily raised her head from the pillow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Lily raised her head from the pillow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Lily raised her head from the pillow.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
express in words
From this reading “I don’t care--if you want to tell me, and it isn’t a secret, or anything.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
at the time that
From this reading PLEDGE-DAY When Marjorie returned from the party, she found Lily in tears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m sorry,” said Marjorie, “do you want to hear about the party?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re awfully late,” she sobbed, “and I’ve been so lonely.”
Chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Miss Allen's School by Edith Lavell holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 6 holds 149 sentences of The Girl Scouts at Miss Allen's School, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Miss Allen's School by Edith Lavell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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