Chapter 15 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet. "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!" Margery giggled. "Silence!" The captain's voice was stern.
Chapter 15 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “The captain's voice was stern.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.”
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading “THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.”
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading “Margery giggled.”
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.”
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.”
cause to flee
From this reading “THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “The captain's voice was stern.”
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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 "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The captain's voice was stern.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
past form of “giggle” — laugh nervously
From this reading Margery giggled.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margery giggled.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!"
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
cause to flee
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Silence!"
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading The captain's voice was stern.
carry out
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
a special situation
From this reading "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The captain's voice was stern.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The captain's voice was stern.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!"
at the time that
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, we won't do a thing to those boys!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE ROUT OF THE PIRATE CREW "Take your positions, and don't miss when I give the order to let go," commanded Captain Harriet.
Chapter 15 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat by Janet Aldridge holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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