Chapter 13 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears. "Well, who next?" said Uncle Robert. "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall. Oh dear, what a wet, wet world!" "Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.
Chapter 13 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “"Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.”
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading “Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.”
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “"Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.”
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading “"Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.”
showing sorrow
From this reading “"Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.”
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In this reading “Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.”
In this reading “Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Oh dear, what a wet, wet world!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading "Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.
demanding attention
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
dearly loved
From this reading Oh dear, what a wet, wet world!"
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
in a faint and feeble manner
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Well, who next?" said Uncle Robert.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh dear, what a wet, wet world!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "Well, who next?" said Uncle Robert.
possessive form of “robert” — United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, who next?" said Uncle Robert.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading "Oh, don't mind me," said Rosanna, choking back her sobs.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Rosanna sank feebly down on the hall bench, and to her own surprise and Uncle Robert's dismay burst into tears.
showing sorrow
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, who next?" said Uncle Robert.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Oh dear, what a wet, wet world!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh dear, what a wet, wet world!"
which person or people
From this reading "Well, who next?" said Uncle Robert.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Oh dear, what a wet, wet world!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. Harter crying in the sink, and you weeping all over our nice hall.
Chapter 13 of The Girl Scouts Rally by Katherine Keene Galt holds 186 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 13 holds 186 sentences of The Girl Scouts Rally, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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