Chapter 2 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms. Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before. "Oh, father! Where is poor Will?" "I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.
Chapter 2 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “"I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.”
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.”
for a short time
From this reading “Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.”
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 Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
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From this reading "I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading "I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
only a very short time before
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is poor Will?"
(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I don't know, Grace," answered Mr. Ford gently.
information about recent and important events
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
above and across; more than
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
by chance
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Where is poor Will?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
for a short time
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading GOOD NEWS "Oh, father!" gasped Grace, as she slipped into his waiting arms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hardly a greeting did she give to Uncle Isaac, but perhaps this was on account of having spoken to him over the telephone shortly before.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is poor Will?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Where is poor Will?"
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