Chapter 21 of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PURSUIT. The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows. “Let’s get up,” suggested John. “No use trying to sleep any more. I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
Chapter 21 of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.”
the first light of day
From this reading “The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.”
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading “The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.”
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “PURSUIT.”
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.””
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““Let’s get up,” suggested John.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.”
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 “The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.”
In this reading “The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading ““Let’s get up,” suggested John.”
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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’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “No use trying to sleep any more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
the first light of day
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
past form of “filter” — remove by passing through a filter
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Let’s get up,” suggested John.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s get up,” suggested John.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “No use trying to sleep any more.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
not any; not one
From this reading “No use trying to sleep any more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading PURSUIT.
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “No use trying to sleep any more.
in the near future
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Let’s get up,” suggested John.
carry out
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No use trying to sleep any more.
hard to endure
From this reading “No use trying to sleep any more.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Let’s get up,” suggested John.
the act of using
From this reading “No use trying to sleep any more.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
at the time that
From this reading I’m going to take a cold shower—no telling when I’ll get another.”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The next morning John and Jack were stirring as soon as the first gray light of dawn filtered through their bedroom windows.
Chapter 21 of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip by Edith Lavell holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 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 227 sentences of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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