Chapter 20 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call: "Girls, girls." "Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously. "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning." "You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.
Chapter 20 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “"It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “"Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously.”
without deviation
From this reading “JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “"You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:”
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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 JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading "Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.
without deviation
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
a secret listener to private conversations
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
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From this reading "Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
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From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously.
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From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
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From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.
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From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.
above and across; more than
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
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From this reading "You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
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From this reading "You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JANE PLAYS EAVESDROPPER Two hours later the Meadow-Brook Girls were startled to hear a voice directly over their heads call:
in or at the place that
From this reading "It's I. I'm up here, right where we heard George Baker talking this morning."
which person or people
From this reading "Who is it?" asked Miss Elting cautiously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You nearly thcared me to death!" gasped Tommy.
Chapter 20 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat by Janet Aldridge holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 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 20 holds 152 sentences of The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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