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Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message. He exclaimed briskly: "Gone out; eh? Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks. That is, if we get right at it. Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"
Chapter 5 of The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a brisk manner
From this reading “He exclaimed briskly: "Gone out; eh?”
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.”
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading “UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.”
plural of “sidewalk” — walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading “UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.”
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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 Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That is, if we get right at it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"
in a brisk manner
From this reading He exclaimed briskly: "Gone out; eh?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He exclaimed briskly: "Gone out; eh?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading He exclaimed briskly: "Gone out; eh?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That is, if we get right at it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He exclaimed briskly: "Gone out; eh?
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He exclaimed briskly: "Gone out; eh?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That is, if we get right at it.
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
information about recent and important events
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He exclaimed briskly: "Gone out; eh?
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
precisely, exactly
From this reading That is, if we get right at it.
plural of “sidewalk” — walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is, if we get right at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That is, if we get right at it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on, Mr. Blackford, and we'll find the little rascal!"
(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 Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS Will was the first to realize the import of the message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, it won't be hard to track him, for there is a light, new covering of snow on the ground and sidewalks.
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