Chapter 18 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon. "Don't you know what that was?" "Yes. I told you," whispered the red-headed boy. "Pshaw!
Chapter 18 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.”
unproductive of success
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.”
past form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.”
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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 A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
a youthful male person
From this reading I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
unproductive of success
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't you know what that was?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pshaw!
past form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH "Don't be an idiot, Larry," rebuked If Billy Gordon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't you know what that was?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't you know what that was?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Don't you know what that was?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading I told you," whispered the red-headed boy.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you know what that was?"
Chapter 18 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat by Janet Aldridge holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 18 holds 146 sentences of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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