Chapter 14 of The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news. "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford. "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister. I don't know why I feel so, but I have--all along. They have always been so lucky."
Chapter 14 of The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.”
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading “AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “They have always been so lucky."”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.”
any competition
From this reading “AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “"Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.”
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(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 I don't know why I feel so, but I have--all along.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I don't know why I feel so, but I have--all along.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading They have always been so lucky."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They have always been so lucky."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't know why I feel so, but I have--all along.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know why I feel so, but I have--all along.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I don't know why I feel so, but I have--all along.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
occurring by chance
From this reading They have always been so lucky."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
information about recent and important events
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
any competition
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I don't know why I feel so, but I have--all along.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
express in words
From this reading "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Somehow or other I have an idea that they can help me to find my sister.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
at the time that
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I don't know why I feel so, but I have--all along.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading AN ICE BOAT RACE "The girls will want to know this!" cried Will, when he had grasped the import of the news.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and I want to tell them," said Mr. Blackford.
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