Chapter 17 of The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN CHARGE "No one here? What do you mean?" "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!" "Of course there must be some one here. They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."
Chapter 17 of The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “IN CHARGE "No one here?”
by chance
From this reading “They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean?"”
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading “"Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"”
the act of closing something
From this reading “They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"”
on a floor above
From this reading “They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."”
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading “They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."”
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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 "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Of course there must be some one here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading IN CHARGE "No one here?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course there must be some one here.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you mean?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading IN CHARGE "No one here?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CHARGE "No one here?
by chance
From this reading They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What do you mean?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Of course there must be some one here.
English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)
From this reading "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"
not any; not one
From this reading IN CHARGE "No one here?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course there must be some one here.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN CHARGE "No one here?
and nothing more
From this reading They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."
express in words
From this reading "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"
the act of closing something
From this reading They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Of course there must be some one here.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Of course there must be some one here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."
a special situation
From this reading "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Betty Nelson, what a strange thing to say!"
on a floor above
From this reading They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you mean?"
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading They're only upstairs, maybe, shutting the windows there."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you mean?"
Chapter 17 of The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale by Laura Lee Hope holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
Chapter 17 holds 95 sentences of The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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