Chapter 17 of The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright. "Sit down! Oh, sit down!" Alice begged him. "Russ!
Chapter 17 of The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Alice begged him.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.”
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!”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.”
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading “OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.”
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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 OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
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From this reading Alice begged him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading Alice begged him.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down!
divisible by two
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alice begged him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, sit down!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
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!
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
be seated
From this reading "Sit down!
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
in the company of; together with
From this reading OUT OF A TREE Paul sprang to his feet with such suddenness that he nearly upset the boat, and the girls shrieked in even greater fright.
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