Chapter 12 of The Girl Scouts on the Ranch is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Girl Scouts on the Ranch is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PACK TRIP. Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter. “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote. “John Hadley! With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!
Chapter 12 of The Girl Scouts on the Ranch is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.”
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading ““And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “THE PACK TRIP.”
superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!”
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading “Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “THE PACK TRIP.”
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.
a youthful female person
In this reading “With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!”
put in effect
In this reading “Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.”
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 “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
at any time
From this reading With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!
a young female
From this reading With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
arrange in a container
From this reading THE PACK TRIP.
superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!
a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
cut with a saw
From this reading With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PACK TRIP.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading THE PACK TRIP.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!
produce a literary work
From this reading Before Marjorie had time to carry out her resolution to write to John Hadley, the mail came in, bringing her Jack’s letter.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “And guess whom I met at a dance at Cape May?” he wrote.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With the prettiest little girl you ever saw!
Chapter 12 of The Girl Scouts on the Ranch by Edith Lavell holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 12 holds 162 sentences of The Girl Scouts on the Ranch, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Girl Scouts on the Ranch by Edith Lavell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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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