Chapter 21 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last! Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy. For she was free to take part in the contest! “Hello, Marj! You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
Chapter 21 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
an expectation
From this reading “Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.”
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading “A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!”
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading “For she was free to take part in the contest!”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Marj!”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!”
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 “Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.”
In this reading “A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!”
share in something
In this reading “For she was free to take part in the contest!”
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 A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
an expectation
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
aroused or activated
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
next to; at the side of
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading For she was free to take part in the contest!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For she was free to take part in the contest!
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading For she was free to take part in the contest!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Marj!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For she was free to take part in the contest!
immediately past
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hello, Marj!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
come together
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For she was free to take part in the contest!
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
carry out
From this reading For she was free to take part in the contest!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For she was free to take part in the contest!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading A SECOND ATTEMPT Wednesday, the day of the canoe meet, had come at last!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marjorie awakened with a sense of anticipation: she was extremely happy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You awake?” called Doris, from the single bed beside her.
Chapter 21 of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip by Edith Lavell holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 21 holds 159 sentences of The Girl Scouts' Canoe Trip, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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