Chapter 20 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty. “Any for me?” asked Aunt Kate. “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over. It was bulky. The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
Chapter 20 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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composed of animal fat
From this reading ““Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.”
of large size for its weight
From this reading “It was bulky.”
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
From this reading ““Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.”
past form of “forward” — send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
From this reading “The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.”
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading “The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading ““Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
composed of animal fat
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Any for me?” asked Aunt Kate.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Any for me?” asked Aunt Kate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Any for me?” asked Aunt Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
of large size for its weight
From this reading It was bulky.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
past form of “forward” — send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Any for me?” asked Aunt Kate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
the literary culture
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Any for me?” asked Aunt Kate.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
express in words
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE GHOST “Girls, there are letters for each of us!” exclaimed Betty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bulky.
in or at the place that
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The girls had stopped at the store of Mr. Lagg, where they had sent word to have their mail forwarded.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, a nice—adipose—that is to say, fleshy one,” exclaimed Mollie, passing it over.
Chapter 20 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake by Laura Lee Hope holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
Chapter 20 holds 75 sentences of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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