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The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan
The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 18 of The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan by Lizette M. (Lizette McCully) Edholm holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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Chapter 18 holds 199 sentences of The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 18 of The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan by Lizette M. (Lizette McCully) Edholm exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Broad
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Shimmered
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COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.
Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.
"We like that, Bob Evans!
In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.
Therefore we are not hoodlums!" exclaimed Kit Patten.
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The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan

Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18 of The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.
Line 2
Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.
Line 3
"We like that, Bob Evans!
Line 4
In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.
Line 5
Therefore we are not hoodlums!" exclaimed Kit Patten.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “Therefore we are not hoodlums!" exclaimed Kit Patten.”

All words in this reading · 45

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

all

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

away

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

BAXTER

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

Bet

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From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

Bob

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

chums

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

COLONEL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

Come

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

daughter

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

Evans

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We like that, Bob Evans!

exclaimed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

father

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

first

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

friends

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

girls

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

go

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

hoodlums

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

Kit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Therefore we are not hoodlums!" exclaimed Kit Patten.

let's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "We like that, Bob Evans!

lot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Therefore we are not hoodlums!" exclaimed Kit Patten.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

Patten

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Therefore we are not hoodlums!" exclaimed Kit Patten.

place

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

RETURNS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

right

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading COLONEL BAXTER RETURNS "Come on girls, let's go right away.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "We like that, Bob Evans!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading In the first place we are all friends of Colonel Baxter and chums of his daughter, Bet.

ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading Therefore we are not hoodlums!" exclaimed Kit Patten.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

want

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We like that, Bob Evans!

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.

won't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bet will want her father to herself and he won't want a lot of hoodlums around!" exclaimed Bob.