Chapter 18 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?" "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!" "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets." "Where did I put--oh, here they are!" This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
Chapter 18 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “"Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.”
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading “"And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “"And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"”
plural of “olive” — small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
From this reading “THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.”
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “"Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."”
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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 This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where did I put--oh, here they are!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
plural of “basket” — a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
take in solid food
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
set up or found
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
immediately past
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
plural of “olive” — small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
From this reading THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"
a full supply
From this reading THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Where did I put--oh, here they are!"
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where did I put--oh, here they are!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And I do hope we didn't forget the cheese crackers!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading "Oh, everything is here--more than we'll eat, I think, by the weight of the baskets."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did I put--oh, here they are!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading This last, with a sigh of relief, as she found her package of candy, came from Grace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE PICNIC "Did you bring plenty of olives?"
Chapter 18 of The Outdoor Girls at Ocean View by Laura Lee Hope holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
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