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The Outdoor Girls in Florida
The Outdoor Girls in Florida

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.
Illustrated 12mo.
Cloth.
Illustrated.
Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.
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The Outdoor Girls in Florida

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.
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Illustrated 12mo.
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Cloth.
/klɔːθ/
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Illustrated.
/ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
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Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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cents noun US /sents/

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading “Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.”

Cloth noun US /klɔːθ/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading “Cloth.”

Illustrated verb US /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading “Illustrated 12mo.”

Motor noun US /ˈmoʊtər/

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading “Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.”

Outdoor adjective US /ˈaʊtdɔːr/

located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

From this reading “Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.”

per preposition US /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading “Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.”

Twins noun US /twɪnz/

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading “Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.”

volume noun US /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading “Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.”

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12

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Illustrated 12mo.

40

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

Bobbsey

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

CarnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

centsnounUS /sents/

plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries

From this reading Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.

ClothnounUS /klɔːθ/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Cloth.

Deepdale

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

Etc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

GirlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

From this reading Illustrated 12mo.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

monounUS /moʊ/

an indefinitely short time

From this reading Illustrated 12mo.

MotornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

OutdooradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtdɔːr/

located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

perprepositionUS /pɜːr/

for each

From this reading Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.

postpaidadjective

used especially of mail; paid in advance

From this reading Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.

PricenounUS /praɪs/

the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

From this reading Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.

SchoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/

(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other

From this reading Author of "The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale," "The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car," "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bobbsey Twins at School," Etc.

volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading Price per volume, 40 cents, postpaid.

Chapter 1 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida by Laura Lee Hope holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida contain?

Chapter 1 holds 217 sentences of The Outdoor Girls in Florida, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 217 sentences, grouped into 44 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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