Chapter 15 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long. Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky. All day it was the same. Not a cloud in the sky, not a shadow on the earth. Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.
Chapter 15 of The Girl Scouts Rally is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.”
spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading “Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.”
free from clouds
From this reading “Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.”
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading “The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.”
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.”
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading “The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.”
a blast of a horn
From this reading “Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.”
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In this reading “Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.”
In this reading “Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.”
bounce a ball so that it becomes an out
In this reading “Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.”
In this reading “The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.”
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 Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
(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 The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.
shining intensely
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
spring back; spring away from an impact
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading Not a cloud in the sky, not a shadow on the earth.
free from clouds
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Not a cloud in the sky, not a shadow on the earth.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All day it was the same.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not a cloud in the sky, not a shadow on the earth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
Identical; not different.
From this reading All day it was the same.
cut with a saw
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
plural of “scout” — a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Not a cloud in the sky, not a shadow on the earth.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
carry out
From this reading Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fifteenth of February sparkled all day long.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
a blast of a horn
From this reading Automobile horns seemed to take on a joyous toot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All day it was the same.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not half of the Scouts were able to sleep, and they saw the round bright sun bounce out of the east and start blazing up in a cloudless sky.
Chapter 15 of The Girl Scouts Rally by Katherine Keene Galt holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 15 holds 155 sentences of The Girl Scouts Rally, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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