Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman. Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage. Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station. "Tin-backs," repeated Amy. "What sort of crabs are they?"
Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading “Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.”
infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
From this reading “"What sort of crabs are they?"”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.”
a person whose occupation is catching lobsters
From this reading “THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.”
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From this reading THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What sort of crabs are they?"
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
From this reading "What sort of crabs are they?"
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
a person whose occupation is catching lobsters
From this reading THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading Mollie and Grace had followed Mrs. Nelson and Betty into the cottage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What sort of crabs are they?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Tin-backs," repeated Amy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "What sort of crabs are they?"
having a supporting base
From this reading THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BOYS Amy remained standing beside the old lobsterman.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What sort of crabs are they?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tin-backs," repeated Amy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Nelson was paying the carriage driver, and arranging to have some things brought over from the station.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What sort of crabs are they?"
Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View by Laura Lee Hope holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 146 sentences of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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