Chapter 8 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN NIGHT "Be brave! Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet. "We are swimmers. We can't drown unless we get into a panic. There is a boat somewhere hereabouts.
Chapter 8 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN NIGHT "Be brave!”
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “We can't drown unless we get into a panic.”
inspired with confidence
From this reading “Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.”
in this general vicinity
From this reading “There is a boat somewhere hereabouts.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “We can't drown unless we get into a panic.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “There is a boat somewhere hereabouts.”
plural of “swimmer” — a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading “"We are swimmers.”
except if; if not
From this reading “We can't drown unless we get into a panic.”
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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 NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN NIGHT "Be brave!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN NIGHT "Be brave!
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading There is a boat somewhere hereabouts.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN NIGHT "Be brave!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can't drown unless we get into a panic.
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading We can't drown unless we get into a panic.
inspired with confidence
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We can't drown unless we get into a panic.
a young female
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
in this general vicinity
From this reading There is a boat somewhere hereabouts.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We can't drown unless we get into a panic.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a boat somewhere hereabouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN NIGHT "Be brave!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN NIGHT "Be brave!
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading We can't drown unless we get into a panic.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
in or at or to some place
From this reading There is a boat somewhere hereabouts.
plural of “swimmer” — a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets
From this reading "We are swimmers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a boat somewhere hereabouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
except if; if not
From this reading We can't drown unless we get into a panic.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are swimmers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Remember that you are a Meadow-Brook Girl, Tommy," encouraged Harriet.
Chapter 8 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea by Janet Aldridge holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 8 holds 187 sentences of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea by Janet Aldridge exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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