Chapter 22 of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONFESSIONS. When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone. Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car. “In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously. “I hardly know,” replied her hostess.
Chapter 22 of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading “Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.”
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “CONFESSIONS.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.”
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.”
a woman host
From this reading ““I hardly know,” replied her hostess.”
plural of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.”
with suspicion
From this reading ““In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.”
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In this reading “Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.”
your own wife
In this reading “When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.”
In this reading “When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.”
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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 Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
Having no one else present.
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously.
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading CONFESSIONS.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
set up or found
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
only a very short time before
From this reading “I hardly know,” replied her hostess.
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
a woman host
From this reading “I hardly know,” replied her hostess.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hardly know,” replied her hostess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I hardly know,” replied her hostess.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
plural of “nephew” — a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I hardly know,” replied her hostess.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
with suspicion
From this reading “In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Her nephews, she explained, had gone off on a camping trip, in Milton’s car.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “In what direction did they go?” asked Marjorie, suspiciously.
at the time that
From this reading When Mrs. Hart and the two girls returned to Miss Vaughn’s palacial home, they found the old lady alone.
Chapter 22 of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip by Edith Lavell holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 22 holds 216 sentences of The Girl Scouts' Motor Trip, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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