Chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight. "Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_! Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?" "I had not thought of them," confessed Rosanna. "I thought it would be nice for Elise and you, Helen.
Chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “"I had not thought of them," confessed Rosanna.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_!”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"”
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading “Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"”
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In this reading “"Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_!”
In this reading “When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.”
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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 When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I thought it would be nice for Elise and you, Helen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I thought it would be nice for Elise and you, Helen.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_!
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "I had not thought of them," confessed Rosanna.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought it would be nice for Elise and you, Helen.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I thought it would be nice for Elise and you, Helen.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had not thought of them," confessed Rosanna.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had not thought of them," confessed Rosanna.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "I thought it would be nice for Elise and you, Helen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I had not thought of them," confessed Rosanna.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Rosanna," she said, "it is perfectly beautiful; perfectly _beautiful_!
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
deliver by singing
From this reading Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I had not thought of them," confessed Rosanna.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I had not thought of them," confessed Rosanna.
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"
at the time that
From this reading When Rosanna finished, Helen gave a sigh of delight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought it would be nice for Elise and you, Helen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Shall you have the Webster girls sing that?"
Chapter 4 of The Girl Scouts Rally by Katherine Keene Galt holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 4 holds 188 sentences of The Girl Scouts Rally, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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