Chapter 13 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Climb! Miss Elting, climb!” begged Harriet. Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror. The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up. Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
Chapter 13 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading ““Climb!”
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
From this reading “The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.”
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading “Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.”
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 “Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.”
In this reading “Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.”
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.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Miss Elting, climb!” begged Harriet.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Climb!
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.
the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Elting, climb!” begged Harriet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Elting, climb!” begged Harriet.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
and nothing more
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Elting, climb!” begged Harriet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.
-ing form of “overhang” — project over
From this reading Harriet leaped into the air, catching hold of an overhanging limb.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The guardian reached for the crotch of the tree, just above her head, and drew herself up.
communicated in words
From this reading Margery and Tommy uttered shrill cries of terror.
Chapter 13 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country by Janet Aldridge holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 115 sentences of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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