Chapter 1 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC. THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO. CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A. PRESS OF THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO. CLEVELAND "Oh, isn't it just splendid, Ruth?
Chapter 1 of The Moving Picture Girls is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A.”
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading “PRESS OF THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.”
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.”
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.”
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading “THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.”
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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 CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
the craft of binding books
From this reading PRESS OF THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises
From this reading PRESS OF THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
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From this reading CLEVELAND "Oh, isn't it just splendid, Ruth?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CLEVELAND "Oh, isn't it just splendid, Ruth?
and nothing more
From this reading CLEVELAND "Oh, isn't it just splendid, Ruth?
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading CLEVELAND "Oh, isn't it just splendid, Ruth?
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading PRESS OF THE COMMERCIAL BOOKBINDING CO.
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading CLEVELAND "Oh, isn't it just splendid, Ruth?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading CLEVELAND "Oh, isn't it just splendid, Ruth?
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading AUTHOR OF THE BOBBSEY TWINS, THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY, THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS OF DEEPDALE, THE OUTDOOR GIRLS AT RAINBOW LAKE, ETC.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE WORLD SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading CLEVELAND NEW YORK Made in U. S. A.
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