Chapter 12 of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth. "Don't be alarmed!" Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera. "He won't hurt you. This will make a dandy picture!
Chapter 12 of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “"Don't be alarmed!"”
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading “Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.”
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading “THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.”
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading “This will make a dandy picture!”
made afraid
From this reading “THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.”
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading “Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.”
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 “Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This will make a dandy picture!
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading "Don't be alarmed!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be alarmed!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
From this reading This will make a dandy picture!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be alarmed!"
made afraid
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
press or grind with a crushing noise
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
be the source of pain
From this reading "He won't hurt you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
engage in
From this reading This will make a dandy picture!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading This will make a dandy picture!
any competition
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
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 Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COASTING RACE "Oh, I'm so frightened!" cried Ruth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This will make a dandy picture!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
during the time that
From this reading Russ called to her, while he continued to grind away at the camera.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This will make a dandy picture!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He won't hurt you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He won't hurt you.
Chapter 12 of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound by Laura Lee Hope holds 117 sentences, grouped into 24 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 12 holds 117 sentences of The Moving Picture Girls Snowbound, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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