Chapter 24 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp. "Oh, yes, Mrs. Livingston, I want to come. I must speak with you." There was an agony of appeal in her voice. "I deceived you.
Chapter 24 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “There was an agony of appeal in her voice.”
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “There was an agony of appeal in her voice.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.”
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “"I deceived you.”
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.”
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading There was an agony of appeal in her voice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an agony of appeal in her voice.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading There was an agony of appeal in her voice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "I deceived you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was an agony of appeal in her voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, yes, Mrs. Livingston, I want to come.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an agony of appeal in her voice.
American Revolutionary leader who served in the Continental Congress and as minister to France (1746-1813)
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must speak with you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was an agony of appeal in her voice.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, Mrs. Livingston, I want to come.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
express in speech
From this reading I must speak with you."
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an agony of appeal in her voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was an agony of appeal in her voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh, yes, Mrs. Livingston, I want to come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must speak with you."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, Mrs. Livingston, I want to come.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CONCLUSION "Miss Burrell, can you come to my tent?" asked Mrs. Livingston as Harriet was seen slowly returning to camp.
Chapter 24 of The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas by Janet Aldridge holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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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