Chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later. “I don’t recognize the handwriting.” “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope. “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!” She looked wildly for her scissors.
Chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading ““It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.”
something written by hand
From this reading ““I don’t recognize the handwriting.””
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading ““I don’t recognize the handwriting.””
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading “She looked wildly for her scissors.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading ““It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “She looked wildly for her scissors.”
English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
From this reading “SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.”
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.
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In this reading “SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.”
In this reading “She looked wildly for her scissors.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t recognize the handwriting.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!”
something written by hand
From this reading “I don’t recognize the handwriting.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked wildly for her scissors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t recognize the handwriting.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked wildly for her scissors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “I don’t recognize the handwriting.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading She looked wildly for her scissors.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I don’t recognize the handwriting.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “It’s from Miss Phillips!” cried Marjorie, as she tore at the envelope.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading She looked wildly for her scissors.
English chemist honored for his research on pollutants in car exhausts (born in 1921)
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, I wish I had something to open it with!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SETTING OFF “A letter for you, Marjorie,” said Mrs. Wilkinson, two days later.
Chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip by Edith Lavell holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 3 holds 211 sentences of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip by Edith Lavell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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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