Chapter 17 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again! Indeed I am.” “Ladies, ladies, one and all, I’m very glad to have you call!” Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it. “What will it be to-day?” he went on.
Chapter 17 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!”
a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
From this reading “Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.”
accept gladly
From this reading “Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
(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 “Ladies, ladies, one and all, I’m very glad to have you call!”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Ladies, ladies, one and all, I’m very glad to have you call!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What will it be to-day?” he went on.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Ladies, ladies, one and all, I’m very glad to have you call!”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise; commonly part of a retail chain
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ladies, ladies, one and all, I’m very glad to have you call!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What will it be to-day?” he went on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ladies, ladies, one and all, I’m very glad to have you call!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed I am.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
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From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What will it be to-day?” he went on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ladies, ladies, one and all, I’m very glad to have you call!”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What will it be to-day?” he went on.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Ladies, ladies, one and all, I’m very glad to have you call!”
accept gladly
From this reading Thus Mr. Lagg made our friends welcome as they entered his “emporium,” as the sign over the door had it.
(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 IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “What will it be to-day?” he went on.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What will it be to-day?” he went on.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What will it be to-day?” he went on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading IN CAMP “Well, well, young ladies, I certainly am glad to see you again!
Chapter 17 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake by Laura Lee Hope holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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