Chapter 9 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy. "Don't you dare say that, Grace!" "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head. Oh, isn't it horrid!" Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
Chapter 9 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “alligator” — leather made from alligator's hide
From this reading “ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.”
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.”
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"Don't you dare say that, Grace!"”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “Oh, isn't it horrid!"”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.”
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading “ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.”
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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 ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.
plural of “alligator” — leather made from alligator's hide
From this reading ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "Don't you dare say that, Grace!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you dare say that, Grace!"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "Don't you dare say that, Grace!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
exceedingly bad
From this reading Oh, isn't it horrid!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, isn't it horrid!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, isn't it horrid!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, isn't it horrid!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.
cut with a saw
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
express in words
From this reading "Don't you dare say that, Grace!"
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ON A SAND BAR "Alligators!" screamed Amy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But it's so--I saw one--I nearly put my hand on his big black head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't you dare say that, Grace!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grace and Amy were clinging to each other now in the middle of the boat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you dare say that, Grace!"
Chapter 9 of The Outdoor Girls in Florida by Laura Lee Hope holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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.
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