Chapter 7 of The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLAY OF THE HOSE "Russ! Daddy! Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator. "Can't someone do something?" "Get a pitchfork!"
Chapter 7 of The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Daddy!”
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
From this reading “THE PLAY OF THE HOSE "Russ!”
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.”
a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
From this reading “"Get a pitchfork!"”
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading “THE PLAY OF THE HOSE "Russ!”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Can't someone do something?"”
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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 "Get a pitchfork!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can't someone do something?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Daddy!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Can't someone do something?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get a pitchfork!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
From this reading THE PLAY OF THE HOSE "Russ!
in motion
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PLAY OF THE HOSE "Russ!
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
From this reading "Get a pitchfork!"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
participate in games or sport
From this reading THE PLAY OF THE HOSE "Russ!
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading THE PLAY OF THE HOSE "Russ!
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
except for; apart from
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Can't someone do something?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Can't someone do something?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLAY OF THE HOSE "Russ!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Somebody save Alice!" cried Ruth, from her place near the young moving picture operator.
Chapter 7 of The Moving Picture Girls at Oak Farm by Laura Lee Hope holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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