Chapter 21 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?” Betty hesitated a moment over the question. Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls. They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers. “We only had a glimpse of it,” answered Will.
Chapter 21 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.”
plural of “camper” — someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
From this reading “They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.”
a quick look
From this reading ““We only had a glimpse of it,” answered Will.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Betty hesitated a moment over the question.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?””
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Betty hesitated a moment over the question.
later than; following
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
anew
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “We only had a glimpse of it,” answered Will.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty hesitated a moment over the question.
plural of “camper” — someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?”
having the place or position changed
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
set up or found
From this reading WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
a quick look
From this reading “We only had a glimpse of it,” answered Will.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Betty hesitated a moment over the question.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?”
and nothing more
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?”
a particular point in time
From this reading Betty hesitated a moment over the question.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
and nothing more
From this reading “We only had a glimpse of it,” answered Will.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
above and across; more than
From this reading Betty hesitated a moment over the question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Betty hesitated a moment over the question.
any competition
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Betty hesitated a moment over the question.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We only had a glimpse of it,” answered Will.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?”
a Caucasian
From this reading They had come back from a hurried race after the white object that had again disturbed the slumbers of the campers.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will, Frank and Allen stood just outside the tent of the girls.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHAT MOLLIE FOUND “Did you get—it?”
Chapter 21 of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake by Laura Lee Hope holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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 21 holds 51 sentences of The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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