Chapter 2 of The Girl Scout's Triumph is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Girl Scout's Triumph is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her. He was bursting with curiosity. "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman? Some style, I say. Who is she?"
Chapter 2 of The Girl Scout's Triumph is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “He was bursting with curiosity.”
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “"Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?”
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading “He was bursting with curiosity.”
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “"Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.”
very good
From this reading “"Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Some style, I say.”
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.
In this reading “He was bursting with curiosity.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading He was bursting with curiosity.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading He was bursting with curiosity.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
set up or found
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was bursting with curiosity.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some style, I say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
very good
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
express in words
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some style, I say.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Some style, I say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was bursting with curiosity.
at the time that
From this reading When Mabel Brewster left the Horton residence, she found her brother Frank waiting for her.
which person or people
From this reading "Say, Mabe," he exclaimed, "who is the nifty red-head with the Chinese footman?
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was bursting with curiosity.
Chapter 2 of The Girl Scout's Triumph by Katherine Keene Galt holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 2 holds 183 sentences of The Girl Scout's Triumph, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Girl Scout's Triumph by Katherine Keene Galt exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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