Chapter 2 of The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ACCIDENT "Betty, is she dead?" "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman. "That man ought to be hung! I'll loosen her collar. And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
Chapter 2 of The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “THE ACCIDENT "Betty, is she dead?"”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “"Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.”
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “I'll loosen her collar.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “And, Grace, see if you can find some water.”
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading “"That man ought to be hung!”
make loose or looser
From this reading “I'll loosen her collar.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"That man ought to be hung!”
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading “"Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.”
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.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading THE ACCIDENT "Betty, is she dead?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That man ought to be hung!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ACCIDENT "Betty, is she dead?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading I'll loosen her collar.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading THE ACCIDENT "Betty, is she dead?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I'll loosen her collar.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading "That man ought to be hung!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll loosen her collar.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ACCIDENT "Betty, is she dead?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
make loose or looser
From this reading I'll loosen her collar.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That man ought to be hung!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "That man ought to be hung!
above and across; more than
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
-ing form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ACCIDENT "Betty, is she dead?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That man ought to be hung!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ACCIDENT "Betty, is she dead?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That man ought to be hung!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Oh, I hope not," said Betty, white-faced and pitying, as she bent over the little old woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And, Grace, see if you can find some water.
Chapter 2 of The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House by Laura Lee Hope holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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 2 holds 98 sentences of The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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