Chapter 3 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice. "I suppose you are eager to go?" "No, I'm not. What'th, more, I'm not going. I'm going to thtay here with the girlth.
Chapter 3 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “"I suppose you are eager to go?"”
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
From this reading “THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.”
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading “THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.”
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.”
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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 THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I suppose you are eager to go?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading "I suppose you are eager to go?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to thtay here with the girlth.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I suppose you are eager to go?"
the act of departing
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I'm going to thtay here with the girlth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I'm not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What'th, more, I'm not going.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I'm not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, I'm not.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose you are eager to go?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to thtay here with the girlth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What'th, more, I'm not going.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you are eager to go?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE TRAIL TO CAMP WAU-WAU "I understand that your parents have been considering your going to the sea shore with them, Grace?" said Miss Elting with a rising inflection in her voice.
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