Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard. Jane gazed about her in comical dismay. "Oh, what a mess! A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl. Where is he?" she asked.
Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 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.
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Jane gazed about her in comical dismay.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Jane gazed about her in comical dismay.”
playful like a lively kitten
From this reading “A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.”
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.”
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading “"Oh, what a mess!”
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading “HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.”
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading “HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, what a mess!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Jane gazed about her in comical dismay.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Where is he?" she asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Jane gazed about her in comical dismay.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Jane gazed about her in comical dismay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
playful like a lively kitten
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jane gazed about her in comical dismay.
a young female
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
death of a person
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where is he?" she asked.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jane gazed about her in comical dismay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jane gazed about her in comical dismay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
a state of confusion and disorderliness
From this reading "Oh, what a mess!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, what a mess!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where is he?" she asked.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
in the direction of
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
a source of difficulty
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A frisky gasoline buggy never stirred up so much trouble for a poor girl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what a mess!
in or at the place that
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HARRIET'S GRAVE MISTAKE "Is that you, Jane?" cried Harriet, splashing toward the spot where the third splash had been heard.
Chapter 23 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas by Janet Aldridge holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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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