Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, what is it?” wailed Margery. No one was able to answer the question for the moment. It was a startling interruption. Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak. Now she saw what the lights were.
Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “It was a startling interruption.”
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading “Now she saw what the lights were.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.”
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
From this reading “Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “No one was able to answer the question for the moment.”
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading “It was a startling interruption.”
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading “Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading ““Oh, what is it?” wailed Margery.”
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temporarily
In this reading “No one was able to answer the question for the moment.”
form or compose
In this reading “Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.”
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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 It was a startling interruption.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
react verbally
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
divisible by two
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading It was a startling interruption.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, what is it?” wailed Margery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, what is it?” wailed Margery.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading Now she saw what the lights were.
engage in
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, what is it?” wailed Margery.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
a particular point in time
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now she saw what the lights were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, what is it?” wailed Margery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
cut with a saw
From this reading Now she saw what the lights were.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now she saw what the lights were.
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading It was a startling interruption.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Even Harriet, though unafraid, could not make up her mind what was the meaning of the outbreak.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Oh, what is it?” wailed Margery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was able to answer the question for the moment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now she saw what the lights were.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what is it?” wailed Margery.
Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country by Janet Aldridge holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 23 holds 179 sentences of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country by Janet Aldridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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