Chapter 3 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?" "All those? Why, there aren't so many, Mollie." "Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty. Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.
Chapter 3 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.”
the act of departing
From this reading “OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Why, there aren't so many, Mollie."”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"”
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.
(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 OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, there aren't so many, Mollie."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty.
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
the act of departing
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Why, there aren't so many, Mollie."
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Why, there aren't so many, Mollie."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, there aren't so many, Mollie."
carry out
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Why, there aren't so many, Mollie."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, there aren't so many, Mollie."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OFF FOR OCEAN VIEW "Are you going to take all those?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, you'll need two trunks for those dresses.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, I like your idea of _many_, Betty.
Chapter 3 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View by Laura Lee Hope holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 3 holds 159 sentences of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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