Chapter 12 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!" "No, indeed! I think it's real cosy!" "And what a lovely open fireplace!" "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
Chapter 12 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!"”
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading “I think it's real cosy!"”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “"A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.”
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “"And what a lovely open fireplace!"”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"And what a lovely open fireplace!"”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"And what a lovely open fireplace!"”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “I think it's real cosy!"”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
In this reading “"And what a lovely open fireplace!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "And what a lovely open fireplace!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what a lovely open fireplace!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading I think it's real cosy!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading "And what a lovely open fireplace!"
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it's real cosy!"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "No, indeed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think it's real cosy!"
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "And what a lovely open fireplace!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, indeed!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "And what a lovely open fireplace!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I think it's real cosy!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think it's real cosy!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!"
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And what a lovely open fireplace!"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading TROUBLE "Why, this isn't half bad!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A fire wouldn't be at all out of the way now.
Chapter 12 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks by Gertrude Hall Brownell holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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 66 sentences of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks by Gertrude Hall Brownell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 66 sentences, grouped into 14 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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