Chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We’ll never flag down that driver!” Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement. The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend. “What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?” Beverly demanded.
Chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.”
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading “The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.”
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading “Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.”
road where high speed driving is allowed
From this reading ““What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?””
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading “The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.”
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be sufficient
In this reading “The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.”
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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 The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
form a curve
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
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From this reading Beverly demanded.
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Beverly demanded.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “We’ll never flag down that driver!”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “We’ll never flag down that driver!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “We’ll never flag down that driver!”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement.
imposing in size or bulk or solidity
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
in motion
From this reading Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “We’ll never flag down that driver!”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
road where high speed driving is allowed
From this reading “What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We’ll never flag down that driver!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Judy exclaimed, moving hastily off the pavement.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?”
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll never flag down that driver!”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The heavy freight carrier roared past the girls, its massive tires screaming as it went around a bend.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does that driver think this road is--a speedway?”
Chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 417 sentences of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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