Chapter 2 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY "Wait!" Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it. She uttered a shout of joy. "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried. "Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.
Chapter 2 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY "Wait!"”
with gloom
From this reading “"Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.”
understanding with difficulty
From this reading “Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.”
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading “Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.”
a strong line
From this reading “Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “"There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “She uttered a shout of joy.”
doomed to extinction
From this reading “"Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.”
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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 CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY "Wait!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading "Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY "Wait!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
the act of discovering something
From this reading CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY "Wait!"
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
with gloom
From this reading "Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.
understanding with difficulty
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.
the activity of transporting goods by truck
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY "Wait!"
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She uttered a shout of joy.
held up in the air
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY "Wait!"
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She uttered a shout of joy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
a strong line
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She uttered a shout of joy.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading She uttered a shout of joy.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
doomed to extinction
From this reading "Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then it has broken away and sunk," answered Harriet gloomily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There's no 'Red Rover' on the other end of this rope, Harriet," she cried.
communicated in words
From this reading She uttered a shout of joy.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading CRAZY JANE MAKES A DISCOVERY "Wait!"
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Jane sprang forward, and grasping the rope, lifted it from the water and began hauling in on it.
Chapter 2 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat by Janet Aldridge holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
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