Chapter 9 of The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire. "Sit down and make yourselves comfortable." "For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery. "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?" "Yeth.
Chapter 9 of The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
From this reading “SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.”
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading “SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “"Sit down and make yourselves comfortable."”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery.”
-ing form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"”
the act of arranging in a graduated series
From this reading “SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “"Sit down and make yourselves comfortable."”
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later than; following
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sit down and make yourselves comfortable."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
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From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "Sit down and make yourselves comfortable."
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
and nothing more
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
engage in
From this reading "Sit down and make yourselves comfortable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery.
-ing form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery.
the act of arranging in a graduated series
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
be seated
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
express in words
From this reading "For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SCALING THE HIGH CLIFFS "Sit down, darlin's," commanded Jane, after the eager girls had reached their campfire.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For goodness' sake, tell us!" exclaimed Margery.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can't you see we are all just perishing with curiosity?"
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "Sit down and make yourselves comfortable."
Chapter 9 of The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills by Janet Aldridge holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 9 holds 172 sentences of The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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