Chapter 5 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MIX-UP "Stand still! Don't rush! Form in line!" Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman. The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.
Chapter 5 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.”
a woman who is foreperson of a jury
From this reading “Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.”
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
From this reading “A MIX-UP "Stand still!”
move hurridly
From this reading “Don't rush!”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.”
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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 A MIX-UP "Stand still!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't rush!
a woman who is foreperson of a jury
From this reading Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Form in line!"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Form in line!"
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Form in line!"
a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another
From this reading A MIX-UP "Stand still!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.
move hurridly
From this reading Don't rush!
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading The screaming of the girls ceased almost instantly.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.
be standing; be upright
From this reading A MIX-UP "Stand still!
not in physical motion
From this reading A MIX-UP "Stand still!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Sharp and crisp came the words of the forewoman.
Chapter 5 of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch by Laura Lee Hope holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
Chapter 5 holds 106 sentences of The Moving Picture Girls at Rocky Ranch, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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