Chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth. But her relief was brief. For Aunt Mattie went on impressively: “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night. There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
Chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:”
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “But her relief was brief.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.””
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading “Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.”
in an impressive manner
From this reading “For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “But her relief was brief.”
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading “There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.”
In this reading “Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:”
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 Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
of short duration or distance
From this reading But her relief was brief.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her relief was brief.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:
inflected form of “grin” — to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
From this reading Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her relief was brief.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
in an impressive manner
From this reading For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
immediately past
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Judy drew a long breath and grinned at Ardeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading But her relief was brief.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading There’s entirely too much traffic on the side road.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But her relief was brief.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I’m not sure I’ll like this place as well as I thought last night.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For Aunt Mattie went on impressively:
Chapter 6 of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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