Chapter 11 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her. "What do you suppose it is?" "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl. "Oh! you mean about Harriet and Tommy?" "Yes.
Chapter 11 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “"I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.”
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Oh! you mean about Harriet and Tommy?"”
-ing form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"What do you suppose it is?"”
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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 REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh! you mean about Harriet and Tommy?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you suppose it is?"
a young female
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! you mean about Harriet and Tommy?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What do you suppose it is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What do you suppose it is?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
and nothing more
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
immediately past
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Oh! you mean about Harriet and Tommy?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! you mean about Harriet and Tommy?"
-ing form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
express a supposition
From this reading "What do you suppose it is?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! you mean about Harriet and Tommy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A REWARD WELL-EARNED "I'm just perishing to know what it's about," confided Margery Brown to the girl next to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I think it has something to do with last night," answered the Camp Girl.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you suppose it is?"
Chapter 11 of The Meadow-Brook Girls by the Sea by Janet Aldridge holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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