Chapter 16 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Never mind. We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up. “We will return good for evil.” “Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane. “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
Chapter 16 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading ““Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading ““I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.””
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading ““We will return good for evil.””
discontinued temporarily
From this reading ““Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading ““I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.””
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.”
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.”
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.
come into existence; take on form or shape
In this reading “We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.”
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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.
travel across or pass over
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “We will return good for evil.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We will return good for evil.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “We will return good for evil.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
come together
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind.
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “We will return good for evil.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.
-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Did you see the three bulls?” interrupted Jane.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will return good for evil.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We won’t be as mean as you are,” declared Sam, springing up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I knew you would cross that orchard and I was afraid you’d meet them.”
Chapter 16 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country by Janet Aldridge holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 16 holds 221 sentences of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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