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The Girl Scouts of the Round Table

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.
He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.
Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.
With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.
He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.
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The Girl Scouts of the Round Table

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.
Line 2
He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.
/hiː wɑːz ˈɡaɪdɪŋ ənd enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ æz hiː ˈflaʊndərd θruː ðə ˈhevi snoʊ ˈɔːlmoʊst æz laɪt ɪn ˈkwɑːləti æz ˈsɪftɪd ˈflaʊər/
Line 3
Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.
/ˈtɔːri roʊd ˈhoʊldɪŋ ðə reɪnz ənd ˈstændɪŋ soʊ ðæt ʃiː maɪt ˈbetər əbˈzɜːrv ðə ˈɑːbdʒekts əˈhed/
Line 4
With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.
/wɪð əˈperənt ɡʊd ˈdʒʌdʒmənt ðə ˈempərər dɪd nɑːt rʌʃ ɑːn aʊt ʌv saɪt/
Line 5
He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

Learner Dictionary

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.

assistants noun US /əˈsɪstənts/

plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading “He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.”

encouraging adjective US /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading “He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.”

floundered verb US /ˈflaʊndərd/

past form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty

From this reading “He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.”

flour noun US /ˈflaʊər/

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading “He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.”

guiding adjective US /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

exerting control or influence

From this reading “He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.”

horse's noun US /ˈhɔːrsəz/

possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

sifted verb US /ˈsɪftɪd/

past form of “sift” — move as if through a sieve

From this reading “He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.”

Tory noun US /ˈtɔːri/

an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution

From this reading “Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

floundered through verb + particle counted as “flounder through”

In this reading “He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.”

heavy snow adjective + noun

In this reading “He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

apparentadjectiveUS /əˈperənt/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

assistantsnounUS /əˈsɪstənts/

plural of “assistant” — a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/

(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

BUTconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

EmperornounUS /ˈempərər/

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/

giving courage or confidence or hope

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

Fenton

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

flounderedverbUS /ˈflaʊndərd/

past form of “flounder” — walk with great difficulty

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

flournounUS /ˈflaʊər/

fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

guidingadjectiveUS /ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

exerting control or influence

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/

the act of retaining something

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

horse'snounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/

possessive form of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

LIFEnounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

much-needed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

objectsnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekts/

plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

observeverbUS /əbˈzɜːrv/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

qualitynounUS /ˈkwɑːləti/

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

reinsnounUS /reɪnz/

plural of “rein” — one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

rodeverbUS /roʊd/

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

rushverbUS /rʌʃ/

move hurridly

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

siftedverbUS /ˈsɪftɪd/

past form of “sift” — move as if through a sieve

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading With apparent good judgment, the Emperor did not rush on out of sight.

slowlyadverbUS /ˈsloʊli/

without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

stoppingnounUS /ˈstɑːpɪŋ/

fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

TorynounUS /ˈtɔːri/

an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution

From this reading Tory rode, holding the reins and standing so that she might better observe the objects ahead.

turningnounUS /ˈtɜːrnɪŋ/

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He was guiding and encouraging, as he floundered through the heavy snow, almost as light in quality as sifted flour.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading He kept stopping and turning to discover if his much-needed assistants in whatever cause he had at heart were following.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “NOT DEATH BUT LIFE” Mr. Fenton walked on slowly with his hand at the horse’s head.

Chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table by Margaret Vandercook holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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.

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Chapter 3 holds 102 sentences of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table by Margaret Vandercook exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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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Vocabulary met early in The Girl Scouts of the Round Table

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Girl Scouts of the Round Table, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Scouts
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Round
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Table
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ranch
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Girl Scouts of the Round Table; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.